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NKirnbauer: /* Functionallity */

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Functionallity

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	You have entries like this, which are specifying the different social media platforms.		You have entries like this, which are specifying the different social media platforms.

	[[File:Sherlock_instagram_entry.png]]		[[File:Sherlock_instagram_entry.png]]


	Sherlock then iterates through this entries and checks the provided path to the user with the given username. If the pages returns with a statuscode of 200 OK Sherlock will assume that the user exists, whereas 404 Not Found indicates that the user doesn´t exist. Sherlock also offers other mechanisms to check if a user exists.		Sherlock then iterates through this entries and checks the provided path to the user with the given username. If the pages returns with a statuscode of 200 OK Sherlock will assume that the user exists, whereas 404 Not Found indicates that the user doesn´t exist. Sherlock also offers other mechanisms to check if a user exists.


	== References ==		== References ==

NKirnbauer: /* Usage */

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Usage

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	[[File:sherlock_elvis1.png]]		[[File:sherlock_elvis1.png]]
	[[File:sherlock_elvis2.png]]		[[File:sherlock_elvis2.png]]


	This command will list all pages with the respective URLs to the user’s profile.		This command will list all pages with the respective URLs to the user’s profile.
	Note: I observed that there were some pages where sherlock says that the user exists but the then the link ends up on a user not found page.		Note: I observed that there were some pages where sherlock says that the user exists but the then the link ends up on a user not found page.
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	To search for multiple usernames at once, use this command:		To search for multiple usernames at once, use this command:
	sherlock <<username>> <<username2>>		sherlock <<username>> <<username2>>


	== Suported Websites ==		== Suported Websites ==

NKirnbauer: /* Installation */

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Installation

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	sudo apt install sherlock		sudo apt install sherlock

	to check installation:		to check installation:

	sherlock --version		sherlock --version

NKirnbauer: /* Installation */

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Installation

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	On Kali Linux, enter these commands in the shell		On Kali Linux, enter these commands in the shell
	to install:		to install:

	sudo apt install sherlock		sudo apt install sherlock
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	to check installation:		to check installation:
	sherlock --version		sherlock --version


	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

NKirnbauer: Created page with "== Summary == Sherlock is a well-known tool for OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence). You can use this tool to find users across different social media platforms based on their username. This article gives you a brief overview of how to use Sherlock and how it works. == Installation == On Kali Linux, enter these commands in the shell to install: sudo apt install sherlock to check installation: sherlock --version == Usage == Search for a user with sherlock: sh..."

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Created page with "== Summary == Sherlock is a well-known tool for OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence). You can use this tool to find users across different social media platforms based on their username. This article gives you a brief overview of how to use Sherlock and how it works. == Installation == On Kali Linux, enter these commands in the shell to install: sudo apt install sherlock to check installation: sherlock --version == Usage == Search for a user with sherlock: sh..."

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== Summary ==

Sherlock is a well-known tool for OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence). You can use this tool to find users across different social media platforms based on their username.
This article gives you a brief overview of how to use Sherlock and how it works.

== Installation ==

On Kali Linux, enter these commands in the shell
to install:

sudo apt install sherlock

to check installation:
sherlock --version

== Usage ==

Search for a user with sherlock:
sherlock <<username>>
[[File:sherlock_elvis1.png]]
[[File:sherlock_elvis2.png]]
This command will list all pages with the respective URLs to the user’s profile.
Note: I observed that there were some pages where sherlock says that the user exists but the then the link ends up on a user not found page.

To search for multiple usernames at once, use this command:
sherlock <<username>> <<username2>>

== Suported Websites ==
You can check here the supported social media sides:
https://sherlockproject.xyz/sites

== Functionallity ==
Sherlocks functionallity is actually pretty simple and straightforward.

You have entries like this, which are specifying the different social media platforms.
[[File:Sherlock_instagram_entry.png]]

Sherlock then iterates through this entries and checks the provided path to the user with the given username. If the pages returns with a statuscode of 200 OK Sherlock will assume that the user exists, whereas 404 Not Found indicates that the user doesn´t exist. Sherlock also offers other mechanisms to check if a user exists.

== References ==

* https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
* https://sherlockproject.xyz/installation
* https://www.kali.org/tools/sherlock/

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