🎮CTFs

This section contains my personal collection of CTF writeups, organized by platform. CTFs are cybersecurity competitions that help develop and test penetration testing skills in a controlled environment.

What are CTFs?

Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions are cybersecurity challenges where participants solve security puzzles by exploiting vulnerabilities in systems, applications, or files to obtain a "flag" - usually a specific string of text that proves successful completion.

Platforms Covered

🟩 Hack The Box

Industry-leading cybersecurity training platform with various machines and challenges ranging from beginner to expert difficulty.

🔴 TryHackMe

Security training platform with guided "rooms" designed to teach specific cybersecurity concepts and techniques.

Benefits of CTFs

• Practical application of offensive security techniques

• Learning to think like an attacker

• Exposure to various technologies and vulnerability types

• Development of problem-solving skills

• Documentation practice through writeups

How to Use These Writeups

These writeups serve as:

• Personal reference for techniques and approaches

• Knowledge sharing with the security community

• Documentation of my learning journey

Note: If you're attempting these challenges yourself, I recommend trying to solve them independently before consulting these writeups.

Methodology

In general, my approach to CTFs follows this methodology:

1. Reconnaissance - Information gathering

2. Enumeration - Finding potential entry points

3. Exploitation - Leveraging vulnerabilities

4. Privilege Escalation - Gaining higher permissions

5. Post-Exploitation - Finding flags and documenting findings

Happy hacking!