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Services & Platforms

Each service contains attack phases and individual technique cheatsheets. This is a horizontally scrolling list of services. You can tab through items.

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HTTP/HTTPS

Web services serving sites and APIs

Reconnaissance Enumeration Vulnerability Discovery +5 more
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Linux

Practical command-first pentest notes for targets running Linux, grouped by technique.

Privilege Escalation Post-Exploitation Exploitation +4 more
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Windows

Practical command-first pentest notes for Windows targets and AD-adjacent operations, grouped by technique.

Privilege Escalation Post-Exploitation Lateral Movement +5 more
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Wireless

Setup and Hardware Reconnaissance Enumeration +3 more
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AI Platforms

Reconnaissance Threat Modeling Vulnerability Discovery +3 more

Active Directory

Active Directory is Microsoft's directory service for managing users, computers, and policies in Windows networks. It is the central authentication and authorization backbone of most enterprise environments.

Enumeration Vulnerability Discovery Exploitation +4 more
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FTP

File transfer service

Enumeration Vulnerability Discovery Exploitation +1 more
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SSH

Secure remote shell access

Enumeration Vulnerability Discovery Exploitation +4 more

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