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Penetration Tester

Skills this role needs

The capstone skills for this role. Each folds in the prerequisites it depends on.

Web fundamentals1 skills
  • Use HTTP request headers
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    Includes

    • Make HTTP requests
Access control1 skills
  • Exploit an IDOR
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    Includes

    • Make HTTP requests
    • Read from a REST API
Web applications2 skills
  • Exploit a known CVE
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    Includes

    • Make HTTP requests
  • Exploit common web application vulnerabilities
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    Includes

    • Make HTTP requests
Active Directory6 skills
  • Kerberoast service accounts
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  • Spray passwords across accounts
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  • AS-REP roast users without pre-auth
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  • Enumerate Active Directory over LDAP
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  • Replicate secrets with DCSync
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  • Abuse Active Directory ACLs
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Cryptography1 skills
  • Attack cryptographic schemes
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Binary exploitation3 skills
  • Exploit memory corruption
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  • Escape a sandbox
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  • Reverse engineer software
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In preparation

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What the job involves

  • Test web applications and exposed services
  • Assess Active Directory environments
  • Analyse and exploit native binaries
  • Evaluate cryptographic implementations
  • Report findings and attack paths