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PentestAgent: Incorporating LLM Agents to Automated Penetration Testing

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Main Authors:	Shen, Xiangmin, Wang, Lingzhi, Li, Zhenyuan, Chen, Yan, Zhao, Wencheng, Sun, Dawei, Wang, Jiashui, Ruan, Wei
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Cryptography and Security
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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