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Reconnaissance

Map the attack surface before probing.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 2 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Enumerate hosts and ports.
  • Inspect headers and DNS.
  • Document findings.

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Map the attack surface before probing.

  • Enumerate hosts and ports.
  • Inspect headers and DNS.
  • Document findings.
terminalTerminal
dig +short app.example.com
curl -sI https://app.example.com
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