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0x1ceKing/HTB-Certified-Penetration-Testing-Specialist

A GitHub repository compiling personal study notes and cheatsheets for HackTheBox's CPTS (Certified Penetration Testing Specialist) certification, organized by module: network enumeration (Nmap), web footprinting, file transfers, shells/payloads, Metasploit, password attacks, pivoting/tunnelling, Active Directory enumeration and attacks, web app attacks (SQLi, SQLMap, XSS, LFI, file upload, command injection, Ffuf), and Linux/Windows privilege escalation. It functions as a reference guide mirroring the official HTB Academy course structure rather than original research.

TL;DR A collection of CPTS certification study notes/cheatsheets spanning HTB Academy's pentesting curriculum from enumeration through AD attacks and privesc.

Techniques named here

  • Network Enumeration with Nmap
  • Footprinting / Information Gathering - Web Edition
  • File Transfers
  • Shells & Payloads
  • Password Attacks
  • Attacking Common Services
  • Pivoting, Tunnelling, and Port Forwarding
  • Active Directory Enumeration & Attacks
  • Using Web Proxies
  • Login Brute Forcing
  • SQL Injection Fundamentals
  • Cross-site scripting
  • File Inclusion - LFI
  • File upload attacks
  • Command Injections
  • Web Attacks
  • Attacking Common Applications
  • Linux Privilege Escalation
  • Windows Privilege Escalation
  • Attacking Enterprise Networks

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