Information Gatheringosintforensicsintelligencevisualization

Maltego

Maltego is an open source intelligence and forensics application that offers timely mining and gathering of information. It represents this information in an easy to understand format.

Description

Maltego is an open source intelligence and forensics application. It will offer you timely mining and gathering of information as well as the representation of this information in a easy to understand format.

This package replaces previous packages maltegoce and casefile.

Maltego supports module reload options, additional module options, and core options for customization. It is used for OSINT and forensic investigations, providing visual representations of gathered data.

How It Works

Maltego operates as a Java-based application with dependencies on default-jre and java-wrappers. It uses modules loaded via JAR files and supports automation ports, machines, hubs, and other configurations for data mining, gathering, and visualization. The interface is customizable via LookAndFeel, font sizes, locales, and directories for user settings and cache.

Installation

bash
sudo apt install maltego

Flags

--reload/path/to/module.jar install or reinstall a module JAR file
-p, --automationPort<arg>
-m, --machine<arg>
-h, --hub<arg>
-o, --open<arg1>...<argN>
--v3ProtocolDisabled
-s, --serverHttpAllowed
-i, --import<arg>
-z, --cloudDebug<arg>
--laf<LaF classname> use given LookAndFeel class instead of the default
--fontsize<size> set the base font size of the user interface, in points
--locale<language[:country[:variant]]> use specified locale
--userdir<path> use specified directory to store user settings
--cachedir<path> use specified directory to store user cache, must be different from userdir
--nosplashdo not show the splash screen

Examples

Display help information including module reload options, additional module options, and core options
maltego -h
Install or reinstall a module JAR file
maltego --reload /path/to/module.jar
Set automation port
maltego -p <port>
Specify machine argument
maltego -m <machine>
Specify hub argument
maltego -h <hub>
Open specified arguments
maltego -o <arg1> <arg2>
Set base font size of the user interface to 12 points
maltego --fontsize 12
Use specified directory to store user settings
maltego --userdir /custom/path
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