Learning practical penetration testing from scratch
CONNECT
To attack the target machine, you must be on the same network.
Connect to the Starting Point VPN using one of the following options.
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Task 1
What does the acronym VM stand for?
Answer: Virtual Machine
Task 2
What tool do we use to interact with the operating system in order to issue commands via the command line, such as the one to start our VPN connection? It’s also known as a console or shell.
Answer: Terminal
Task 3
What service do we use to form our VPN connection into HTB labs?
Answer: Openvpn
Task 4
What tool do we use to test our connection to the target with an ICMP echo request?
Answer: Ping
Task 5
What is the name of the most common tool for finding open ports on a target?
Answer: Nmap
Task 6
What service do we identify on port 23/tcp during our scans?
Answer: Telnet
Task 7
What username is able to log into the target over telnet with a blank password?
Answer: Root
Submit Flag
Submit root flag
Answer: b40abdfe23665f766f9c61ecba8a4c19
