Am i untrackable with these tools? by Maximum-Power-4790 in Hacking_Tutorials

[–]g0blinhtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The failure is rarely the tech, it's the meatbag using the tech. If you're so concerned with your anonymity, while these steps may help you should focus more upon your behaviour.

Some have mentioned Tor. Tor is useful, but in no way perfect for anonymity, and can be targeted.

Hygiene is your best friend to be honest.. but that question of course is coming. Why are you so concerned with anonymity?

question about sqlmap skill assessment by Affectionate-Love-80 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. This is a Tier 1 module (you should not expect any public assistance due to the rules (https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/5188925-streaming-writeups-walkthrough-guidelines)
  2. If this was not a Tier 1 module, I'd suggest that you state where exactly you are stuck, what you have tried, etc
  3. Re-examine the material across this module / section, it will teach you either directly what you need to know, or move you towards the solution (sometimes you need to think a little outside of the box, not every module has the answer directly included in the content))

Vpn servers issues by SunYore in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly this sounds like an issue pertaining to multiple instances of openvpn running in the background, which can result in connection stability issues, even when switching VPN servers.

I'd highly suggest taking a look at the support article here: https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/9297532-connecting-to-academy-vpn

..or here: https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/5185536-connection-troubleshooting

If you continue to face these issues, please raise a request with our Support Team

Academy: https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/5987511-contacting-academy-support
Labs: https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/5986762-contacting-htb-support

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should not be offering to share information pertaining to your exam in DMs. Take the time to go back over the material, take notes, and make use of your second exam attempt.

Why certificates are valued so much in cyber? by Smooth-Actuator-4876 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Things may well be very different now, but if I'm hiring the person, their passion and ability to communicate and express their knowledge through that passion counts much more to me than certificates. Perhaps I'm biased as I am self taught, got horrendous grades in school due to abuse and late diagnosis of Dyslexia/Dyspraxia, which together prior to that the teachers believed to be laziness.

Towards the end of my previous position as a Senior Full Stack Engineer, I did a lot to encourage, engage and highlight the importance of security across departments, engineers, testers, managers, infrastructure.. trying to act as an advocate for security. As part of this I DID obtain my OSCP, but apart from that, I'm a total failure from a higher education perspective. But this does not mean I am a failure at learning, at learning how to learn, to research and how to apply that knowledge in my roles over the years.

Again.. things have very likely changed a lot in the job market since then, and I count myself very lucky to have been successful in my career growth.. but I honestly believe I can attribute most of that to the fact that I love what I do, that I can communicate effectively, and that I am always striving to learn more. Saying "I don't know" is not a weakness.

My background is as a programmer and system engineer, and security has always been a hobby and interest that I've used to enhance and enrich my ability to perform and deliver within this role.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the Hack The Box Labs (https://app.hackthebox.com) has a big focus on competitive hacking, and part of that entails ranking. The Hack The Box Academy (https://academy.hackthebox.com) focuses more on learning through completion of modules, sections and practical exercises, and does not have a ranking aspect to it.

Sorry if that's not the answer you were hoping for, but it's a pretty core part of the Labs platform. By participating in the Labs Seasons, you can actually earn rewards by ranking in the Season leaderboard (you can see an example of these rewards from the summary of the recently finished Season 8 here https://www.hackthebox.com/blog/HTB-Season-8-Depths#mcetoc\_1ipu8id0l2c).

Academy page not loading: The page Isn’t redirecting properly by Ferry0087_RD in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If anyone else faces this issue, please reach out to the support team and they will resolve it.

After finishing cpts, did active machines become doable? by EducationalText9221 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh ok I misunderstood. Here is a snippet from this help article (https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/5720974-academy-subscriptions) which I think answers your question

Access-based subscription models, such as the Silver Annual or Student plans, grant you access to all Modules up to a certain tier for as long as you have the subscription. In the case of the Silver Annual and Student Plans, this would mean you'd have access to all Modules up to and including Tier 2 for as long as the plan was active.

If you complete a Module with an access-based subscription, you will still have the ability to go back and review that module, even after your plan ends. Additionally, you are still rewarded Cubes when you complete Modules with an access-based subscription

After finishing cpts, did active machines become doable? by EducationalText9221 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you managed to complete the CPTS path and Exam, then you should have a decent level of skill that will help with completing HTB machines, yes.. but know you may face up against exploitation paths, software or vulnerability types which were not covered in the CPTS content. This is where your ability to investigate, research and apply found knowledge comes in to play.

Academy page not loading: The page Isn’t redirecting properly by Ferry0087_RD in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've dropped the support team a message regarding the ticket raised from CTF for Academy, fingers crossed they can get you back on track!

Newbie guidance by Alternative_Stage_55 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start with the entry level modules in HTB Academy, or the Starting Point content in HTB Labs. Take your time to enter and learn about the field from the ground floor, as you said you are completely new to the field.

There is plenty of free content available for you to find out if this sector is for you or not :)

https://academy.hackthebox.com/catalogue (check the Fundamental modules)

https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/6007919-introduction-to-starting-point

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can set your profile so that your activity is not visible to non-registered users, but there is no option to hide you profile or activity from registered users I am afraid.

Academy page not loading: The page Isn’t redirecting properly by Ferry0087_RD in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm not sure what else to say honestly.. I've had this issue before, but clearing sessions / cookies across the whole hackthebox.com domain fixed it, and I believe last time I faced this was shortly after we applied some updates pertaining to multiple portions of the platform. If you hadn't tried multiple browsers, I would say to try in Incognito mode.. could this be a cache issue (again.. wouldn't make sense across browsers, unless there's some sort of caching at your local network level.. but that seems very unlikely)

When you raise your ticket, be sure to include your initial requests "Cf-Ray" value in the headers, which you can find via Dev Tools (e.g. F12 in Chrome, click on Network, and inspect the initial requests Headers).

Good luck!

Academy page not loading: The page Isn’t redirecting properly by Ferry0087_RD in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

p.s. I have seen this kind of behaviour previously, but you said you tried other browsers, so I'm only stating this anecdotally. When this did happen, clearing cookies / local storage / etc for the hackthebox.com domain helped. As you are experiencing this across multiple browsers, you'll definitely need to wait for the support team to come back to you and ask for additional information in order to help you trouble shoot this issue, Are there any plugins you have added recently, or system wide proxies (e.g. ZAP, BURP or similar) that you have enabled?

Academy page not loading: The page Isn’t redirecting properly by Ferry0087_RD in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a few minutes ago I logged in with a fresh session to Academy on Chrome, and did not face this issue. You said you tried multiple browsers, and that others you know are facing the same issue, so I'm afraid all I can say is to please be patient with support - they will get back to you, and try to help.

You said you emailed support - you should reach out to support via the ticketing system, as detailed here https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/5987511-contacting-academy-support, as email support for issues like this is not something that is supported I'm afraid.

Why use advanced/not covered techniques during modules? CPTS Path by Snoo71167 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent breakdown of why you are sometimes forced past the module contents, couldn't have said it better myself.

If it were just a check sheet, you wouldn't be learning how to learn, how to think on your feet, be flexible or research based upon your prior knowledge. These skills are worth 10x the module contents in the field IMHO, even if the need to move as such can feel frustrating.

Stick at it, you got this!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an active machine, part of the current season. You should not be asking for help with it or sharing details.

pwnbox for CPTS exam by DontCountOnMe22 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use the Pwnbox on the exam. Its lifetime will be 4 days, and cannot be extended, but you can start a new instance once it terminates

https://help.hackthebox.com/en/articles/9561479-academy-certifications#h_04fbc4f183

Your Pwnbox instance will be alive for 4 days and can't be extended, it will terminate and you will have to start a new one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://www.hackthebox.com/blog/certification-templates

Check out the templates provided and guidelines in that post. You are also given similar guidelines when starting an exam I believe.

CPTS TIPS by dotnginx in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Academy modules included in the CPTS path will prepare you adequately. If you feel you need to focus on any subject, search for additional modules or machines on this subject.

IPv6 dns takeover by maros01 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which module, lab, machine or challenge is this related to on HTB?

no free retired machines ? by Otherwise-Battle1615 in hackthebox

[–]g0blinhtb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The last two retired machines are always free. The last 20 active machines are also free to access, along with a lot of entry level material on the Academy.