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Network & Systems

Credential Harvesting & Lateral Movement

Find credentials hidden across a compromised machine, crack hashes, reuse SSH keys, and move from one system to another — turning a single foothold into full network access.

Intermediate55 min7 lessons1 hands-on
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First lesson free. The full module is part of Pro.

You'll be able to

  • ✓Locate credentials in /etc/shadow, config files, and bash history
  • ✓Extract and crack password hashes with Hashcat and John
  • ✓Identify SSH key reuse across multiple hosts
  • ✓Move laterally to a second host using harvested credentials

Lessons

  1. 1Where Credentials Live
  2. 2/etc/shadow & Hash Cracking
  3. 3SSH Key Reuse & known_hosts
  4. 4Credentials in Files & Process Memory
  5. 5Moving Laterally
  6. 6Mini Lab — Credential Sweep Results
  7. 7Your Turn: Catch CredentialsHANDS-ON
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