Haaukins
Haaukins is an automated virtualization platform that provides hands-on cybersecurity education through capture the flag exercises in controlled vulnerable environments.
Haaukins is an automated virtualization platform that provides hands-on cybersecurity education through capture the flag exercises in controlled vulnerable environments.
Checked November 2026.
Haaukins is a virtualization platform designed for cybersecurity education that utilizes capture the flag (CTF) concepts to provide hands-on learning experiences.
The platform integrates multiple technologies including Docker for containerization, VirtualBox for virtualization, and is developed using the Go programming language to enable efficient concurrency and parallelism operations.
The system creates virtualized environments containing operating systems specifically configured with vulnerabilities that learners can discover and exploit as part of their educational experience.
The platform aims to make cybersecurity education accessible to anyone interested in learning through practical, hands-on exercises rather than theoretical study alone.
Haaukins provides automated deployment and management capabilities, allowing educators to set up controlled environments where students can safely practice identifying and exploiting security vulnerabilities.
The tool includes comprehensive documentation covering installation procedures, system dependencies, testing methodologies, and deployment guidelines for educational institutions or individual learners.
No core features are listed for this product yet, so check the vendor's documentation for the full feature list.
No integrations are listed for this product yet. Check the vendor's documentation, or ask the vendor which integrations and APIs it supports.
Common questions about Haaukins: features, pricing and alternatives.
Haaukins is a product in the Cyber Range Training category. It covers CTF, Education and Virtualization.
Haaukins is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/aau-network-security/haaukins/.
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Haaukins is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.
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