About this Gitbook

This GitBook is dedicated to documenting my journey through the Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS) path on Hack The Box Academy as I prepare for the OSCP exam. The course covers 28 modules and 490+ sections, diving deep into real-world pentesting techniques, tools, and methodologies.

I'll be sharing the key takeaways from each module, along with notes on the boxes I successfully pwn along the way. It’s a mix of theory and hands-on experience, and I’ll be updating it regularly as I keep learning and progressing.

STILL WORK UNDER PROGRESS (97.15% ) - 100% COMPLETE

Currently doing retired boxes for preparation - Write Ups

Modules Finished On HTB Academy - In Chronological Order:

• Web Requests

• Information Gathering - Web Edition

• Introduction to Active Directory

• Active Directory Enumeration & Attacks

• Network Enumeration with Nmap

• Penetration Testing Process

• Vulnerability Assessment

• File Transfers

• Getting Started

• Footprinting

• Shells and Payloads

• Using the Metasploit Framework

• Password Attacks

• Attacking Common Services

• Pivoting, Tunneling and Port Forwarding

• Using Web Proxies

• Attacking Web Applications with Ffuf

• Login Brute Forcing

• SQL Injection Fundamentals

• SQLMap Essentials

• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

• File Inclusions

• File Upload Attacks

• Command Injections

• Web Attacks

• Attacking common Applications

• Linux Privilege Escalation

• Windows Privilege Escalation

• Documentation & Reporting

• Attacking Enterprise Networks

Extra

• Using CrackMapExec