Hi. As w3af's project leader I've not received any legal threats over the seven years this project has been alive.
Only a couple of months ago, and just to be sure, I added this disclaimer which users need to accept to run the tool. DISCLAIMER = """Usage of w3af for sending any traffic to a target without prior mutual consent is illegal. It is the end user's responsibility to obey all applicable local, state and federal laws. Developers assume no liability and are not responsible for any misuse or damage caused by this program.""" On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Bryan Bickford <br...@unhwildhats.com> wrote: > Greetings > > I am a security researcher who is working on a project in my free time, > without going into details - the project will end with a powerful tool > being publicly released. > > Obviously most cyber security tools have the potential for abuse. What sort > of legal hurdles (if any) do you need to overcome to protect yourself when > releasing software along the lines of metasploit? > > _______________________________________________ > Sent through the Full Disclosure mailing list > http://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure > Web Archives & RSS: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/ -- Andrés Riancho Project Leader at w3af - http://w3af.org/ Web Application Attack and Audit Framework Twitter: @w3af GPG: 0x93C344F3 _______________________________________________ Sent through the Full Disclosure mailing list http://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure Web Archives & RSS: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/
