/RedTeam-Physical-Tools

Red Team Toolkit - A curated list of tools that are commonly used in the field for Physical Security, Red Teaming, and Tactical Covert Entry.

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Red Team - Physical Security - Covert Entry - EDC

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anyone using any information in this post for any illegal activities. Getting caught with possession of burglary tools will likely land you behind bars and possibly end with a multiple felony conviction. This information in this post is for legal and authorized engagements, and to use for educational purposes only.

***The links of the products may change with time, if so, just ping me on twitter so I can update them. I am not affiliated or sponsored by any of these companies, and I have purchased almost every single item from this list out of my own pocket based on needs for engagements. If there are any other items that are not on this list and you believe they should be, ping me on twitter and I can add them.***

Commonly used tools for Red Teaming Engagements, Physical Security Assessments, and Tactical Covert Entry.

In this list I decided to share most of the tools I utilize in authorized engagements, including where to find some of them, and in some cases I will also include some other alternative tools. I am not providing information on how to use these tools, since this information can be found online with some research. My goal with this list is to help fellow Red Teamers with a 'checklist', for whenever they might be missing a tool, and use this list as a reference for any engagement. Stay safe and legal!!

Quick list of items:

  1. Reconnaissance:

  2. Entry Tools:

  3. Bypass tools:

  4. Drops and Implants:

  5. EDC tools:

  6. Additional tools:

  7. Suppliers:

Tool Where to find Alternative
1. Camera with high zoom Recommended: Panasonic Lumix FZ-80 60x Camera Alternative: If not the Panasonic, you can use others. There are many other good cameras in the market. Try to get one with a decent zoom, any camera with over 30x Optical Zoom should work just fine.
1.1 Polarized Camera Filters Recommended: Any polarized filter that fits the lens of your camera. Alternatives: N/A.
2. Body Worn Action Camera Recommended: GoPro cameras or the DJI Osmo Action camera Alternatives: There are other cheaper alternative action cameras that can be used, however the videos may not have the highest quality or best image stabilization, which can make the footage seem wobbly or too dark.
3. Drone with Camera Recommended: DJI Mavic Mini 2 or any other drone that fits your budget. N/A
4. Two-Way Radios or Walkie Talkies Recommended: BaoFeng UV-5R Alternatives would be to just use cellphones and bluetooth headsets and a live call, however with this option you will not be able to listen to local radio chatter. A cell phone serves the purpose of being able to communicate with the client in case of emergency.
5. Reliable flashlight Amazon, Ebay, local hardware store If you want to save some money, you can always use the flashlight of your cellphone, however some phones cant decrease the brightness intensity.
6. Borescope / Endoscope Recommended: USB Endoscope Camera There are a few other alternatives, varying in price, size, and connectivity.
7. RFID Frequency Detector Recommended: One good benefit of the Dangerous Things RFID Diagnostics Card is that its the size of a credit card, so it fits perfectly in your wallet for EDC use. Alternative: The RFID LF / HF Detector can be used as a keychain.
--- Entry Tools --- --- Recommended --- --- Alternatives ---
8. A reliable ScrewDriver with changeable bits Recommended: Wera Kraftform Alternative: Any other screwdriver set will work just fine. Ideally a kit which can be portable and with different bits
9. A reliable plier multitool Recommended: Gerber Plier Multitool Alternatives: any reliable multitool of your preference
10. Gaffer Tape Recommended because of its portability: Red Team Tools Gaffer Tape Alternatives: There are many other options on Amazon, but they are all larger in size.
11. A reliable set of 0.025 thin lockpick set Recommended to get a well known brand with good reputation and quality products. Some of those are: TOOOL, Sparrows, Southord, Covert Instruments N/A. You do not want a pick breaking inside of a client's lock. Avoid sets that are of unknown brands from ebay.
12. A reliable set of 0.018 thin lockpick set Recommended to get a well known brand with good reputation and quality products. Some of those are: TOOOL, Sparrows, Southord, Covert Instruments N/A.
13. Tension bars Recommended: Covert Instruments Ergo Turner Set or Sparrows Flatbars There are many other alternatives, varying in sizes and lengths. I strongly recommend having them in varying widths.
14. Warded picks Recommended: Red Team Tools Warded Lock Picks Alternative: Sparrows Warded Pick Set
15. Comb picks Recommended: Sparrows Comb .45 Alternative options: Red Team Tools Comb Picks and the Covert Instruments Quad Comb Set
16. Wafer picks Recommended: Red Team Tools Wafer Picks Alternatives: Sparrows Wafer Picks
17. Jigglers Recommended: Red Team Tools Jiggler Alternatives: Sparrows Coffin Keys
18. Dimple lockpicks Recommended: Sparrows Black Flag Alternatives: There are other cheaper lower quality brands that can get the job done. Search online for 'klom' or 'goso' dimple picks.
19. Tubular lockpicks Recommended: Red Team Tools Tubular Lockpick Alternative: If you are very skilled at picking, you can go the manual route of tensioning and single pin picking, but it will take a lot longer to open the lock. With the Sparrows Goat Wrench you are able to do so.
20. Disk Pick Recommended: Sparrows Disk Pick N/A
21. Lock Lubricant Powdered Graphite found on Ebay or Amazon can get the job done. N/A
22. Plug spinner Recommended: Red Team Tools Plug Spinner There are other alternatives from some other brands, which you can find with a few online searches
23. Hinge Pin Removal Tool Recommended: Red Team Tools Hammerless Hinge Pin Tool Here are some other alternatives: Covert Instruments Hinge Pin Removal Tools
24. PadLock Shims Recommended: Red Team Tools Padlock Shims 5-Pack Alternative: Sparrows padlock shims 20-pack
25. Combination lock decoders Recommended: Covert Instruments Decoder Bundle Alternative: Sparrows Ultra Decoder
26. Commercial door hook or Adams Rite Recommended: Covert Instruments Commercial Door Hook Alternative: Red Team Tools Adams Rite or the Sparrows Adams Rite Tool
27. Lishi Picks N/A N/A
28. American Lock Bypass Driver Recommended: Red Team Tools American Lock Bypass N/A
29. Abus Lock Bypass Driver Recommended: Sparrows Abus Lock Bypass N/A
30. Alfa AWUS036ACS 802.11ac Recommended: Alfa AWUS036ACS N/A
41. CANtenna N/A Yagi Antennas also work the same way.
--- Bypass Tools --- --- Recommended --- --- Alternatives ---
31. Travelers hook Both Red Team Tools Travelers Hook and Covert Instruments Travelers Hook have it available. N/A
32. Under Door Tool "UDT" Recommended: Sparrows UDT Alternative: Red Team Tools UDT
33. Camera film Recommended: Red Team Tools Film Canister N/A
34. Loider tool Recommended: Sparrows Quick Jim Alternative: Red Team Tools Rescue Jim
35. Crash bar tool "DDT" Recommended: Sparrows DDT Alternative: Serepick DDT
36. Deadbolt Thumb Turn tool Recommended: Both Covert Instruments J tool and Red Team Tools have it available. N/A
37. Door Latch shims Recommended: Red Team Tools Door Shims Alternative: Covert Instruments Door Shims
38. Strong Magnet Recommended: Sparrows The Magneto There is also the MagSwitches. Quick search online and you will find them.
39. Bump Keys Recommended: Sparrows Bump Keys N/A
40. Seattle RAT "SEA-RAT" Recommended: Seattle Rapid Access Tool Alternative: I've heard of the use of piano wire also, but I have not used it myself.
41. Air Wedge Recommended: Covert Instruments Air Wedge N/A
42. Can of Compressed Air These can be picked up in many local stores. N/A
43. Proxmark3 RDV4 Recommended: Red Team Tools Proxmark RDV4 Alternative: Hacker Warehouse Proxmark3 RDV4
44. Devious, Troublesome, Hooligan! Recommended: Hooligan Keys - Devious, Troublesome, Hooligan! N/A
45. Alarm, Panel, other keys Recommended: Ebay - PenTesting Keys N/A
46. Elevator Keys Recommended: Sparrows Fire Service Elevator Key Set N/A
--- Implants --- --- Recommended --- --- Alternatives ---
47. Rubber Ducky or Bash Bunny Recommended: HAK5 USB Rubber Ducky and the HAK5 Bash Bunny Alternatives: The Digispark.
48. DigiSpark No recommended links at the moment, but often found on overseas online sellers. Its a cheaper alternative to the Rubber Ducky or the Bash Bunny.Read more.
49. Lan Turtle HAK5 Lan Turtle N/A
50. Shark Jack Recommended: HAK5 Shark Jack N/A
51. Key Croc Recommended: HAK5 Key Croc N/A
52. Wi-Fi Pineapple Recommended: HAK5 WiFi Pineapple N/A
53. O.MG Plug Recommended: HAK5 O.MG Plug N/A
54. ESPKey Recommended: Red Team Tools ESPKey N/A
--- EDC Tools --- --- Recommended --- --- Alternatives ---
55. Pwnagotchi Recommended to build. Pwnagotchi Website. N/A
56. Covert Belt Recommended: Security Travel Money Belt N/A
57. Bogota LockPicks Recommended for EDC: Bogota PI N/A
58. Dog Tag Entry Tool set Recommended: Black Scout Survival Dog Tag N/A
59. Sparrows Wallet EDC Kit Recommended: Sparrows Chaos Card; Sparrows Chaos Card: Wary Edition; Sparrows Shimmy Card; Sparrows Flex Pass; Sparrows Orion Card N/A
60. Southord Jackknife Recommended: Southord Jackknife Alternative: The Covert Instruments - Covert Companion
61. Covert Companion Recommended: Covert Instruments - Covert Companion N/A
62. Covert Companion Turning Tools Recommended: Covert Instruments - Turning Tools N/A
--- Additional Tools --- --- Recommended --- --- Alternatives ---
63. Ladders Easy to carry ladders, for jumping over fences and walls. N/A
64. Gloves Thick comfortable gloves, Amazon has plenty of them. N/A
65. Footwear It varies, depending if social engineering or not. If in the open field, use boots. N/A
66. Attire Dress up depending on the engagement. If in the field, use rugged strong clothes. If in an office building, dress accordingly. N/A
67. Thick wool blanket At least a 5x5 and 1 inch thick, or barbed wires will shred you. N/A
68. First Aid Kit Many kits available on Amazon. N/A
--- Suppliers --- --- Website --- --- N/A ---
Sparrows Lock Picks https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/ N/A
Red Team Tools https://www.redteamtools.com/ N/A
Covert Instruments https://covertinstruments.com/ N/A
Serepick https://www.serepick.com/ N/A
Hooligan Keys https://www.hooligankeys.com N/A
More coming soon! More coming soon! N/A