00 — Overview
Pivoting & Tunnelling
Reach machines that shouldn't be reachable. Learn SSH port forwarding, SOCKS proxies, chisel tunnels, and socat relays — the techniques that turn one foothold into full network access.
Intermediate·60 min·6 tasks
// By the end of this module
→Explain the pivot model and why direct access is often blocked
→Set up SSH local port forwarding to reach an internal service
→Route arbitrary TCP traffic through SOCKS5 with SSH dynamic forwarding
→Build a fast TCP tunnel using Chisel and relay traffic with Socat
// Prerequisites
Complete these before starting this module for the best experience.