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# 🔐 Pentesting Writeups

> Personal penetration testing documentation and learning repository.

This repository contains my **hands-on penetration testing notes and machine writeups** created while practicing offensive security techniques on vulnerable lab environments.

The goal of this repository is to **document methodology, commands, findings, and reasoning** while solving machines.

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## 🧠 What This Repository Contains

* 📡 Enumeration techniques
* 🔎 Vulnerability discovery
* ⚔️ Exploitation methods
* 🐚 Reverse shell techniques
* ⬆️ Privilege escalation methods
* 🛠 Tool usage and commands
* 📸 Screenshots of important findings

These notes serve as a **personal knowledge base while learning penetration testing**.

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## 💻 Machines Documented

| Machine     | Description                                        |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| 🔹 Academy  | Web exploitation and privilege escalation practice |
| 🔹 Blue     | Windows SMB exploitation lab                       |
| 🔹 Butler   | Jenkins exploitation scenario                      |
| 🔹 Dev      | Web enumeration and exploitation                   |
| 🔹 Kioptrix | Classic beginner penetration testing machine       |

Each machine folder contains **step-by-step notes including commands, reasoning, and screenshots**.

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## 🧰 Tools Used

Some of the tools used during the assessments include:

* Nmap
* Burp Suite
* Metasploit
* Netcat
* LinPEAS
* Gobuster
* Hydra
* John the Ripper

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## ⚙️ Methodology Followed

Typical workflow used while solving machines:

```
Reconnaissance
      ↓
Enumeration
      ↓
Vulnerability Discovery
      ↓
Exploitation
      ↓
Reverse Shell
      ↓
Privilege Escalation
      ↓
Post Exploitation
```

This methodology helps ensure **systematic and structured penetration testing**.

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## 📚 Purpose of This Repository

This repository acts as:

* 📖 A **documentation journal** for my cybersecurity learning journey
* 🧪 A **practice log** for penetration testing labs
* 🧠 A **knowledge base** of commands, tools, and techniques

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## 🚀 Skills Practiced

* Network Enumeration
* Web Application Testing
* Password Attacks
* Reverse Shell Techniques
* Linux Privilege Escalation
* Windows Exploitation

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## 👨‍💻 Author

Adarsh Dubey

Cybersecurity Enthusiast | Penetration Testing Learner

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## ⚠️ Disclaimer

These notes are created **only for educational purposes** while practicing on intentionally vulnerable lab machines.

Do **not attempt these techniques on systems without proper authorization**.

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