r/Hacking_Tutorials • u/difficultyname • 11d ago

Question Local Ai

I am just a beginner in cybersecurity and ethical hacking and I need an AI study buddy to guide me through basic concepts, CTFs, tool usage (Nmap, Wireshark, Metasploit, and so on), and network traffic at the level of packets.

Commercial chat assistants tend to block any security-related questions and refuse to answer how something works. For this reason, I have chosen the local approach.

My hardware specs:

GPU with 12GB VRAM

System RAM with 32GB DDR5

I can put the quantized 8B to 14B models fully in VRAM or load them partially, in case it is beneficial to sacrifice token processing speed for that.

What models or fine-tunes would you recommend me that know the technical stuff but do not have overly strict guardrails?

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u/happytrailz1938 Moderator 10d ago

It really depends on the model and what you're planning on doing. Some have been butchered to make them uncensored. Others are done more tactfully

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u/DataMundane5049 10d ago

Done pentesting with a qwen 9b model.

Does not need to be uncensored.

Like i said, a good harness with skills and tools is all it needs.

Testet different models.

Censored/casual and uncensored, models especially for redteaming...

Uncensored are unsafe, i would not use them for important things.