TASK 2
Which type of shell connects back to a listening port on your computer, Reverse (R) or Bind (B)?
Answer: R
When using a bind shell, would you execute a listener on the Attacker (A) or the Target (T)?
Answer: T
A target machine sits behind a strict firewall that blocks all inbound connections but allows outbound traffic. Which shell type would work here, Reverse (R) or Bind (B)?
Answer: R
TASK 3
Which tool can allocate pseudo-terminals (PTYs) for fully interactive shell sessions?
Answer: socat
Which Metasploit component generates payloads in formats such as executables, scripts, and shellcode?
Answer: msfvenom
TASK 4
Which option tells netcat to listen?
Answer: -l
How would you connect to a bind shell on the IP address: 10.10.10.11 with port 8090?
An example of connecting:
Answer: nc 10.10.10.11 8090
Which netcat flag skips DNS resolution and uses numeric IP addresses only?
Answer: -n
Task 5
How would we get socat to listen on TCP port 8080?
For example:
Answer: TCP-L:8080
When creating a socat reverse shell on a Windows target, which option must you add after the executable name for proper I/O handling?
Answer: pipes
TASK 6
After running stty raw -echo, what command brings your backgrounded shell back to the foreground?
Answer: fg
How would you change your terminal size to have 238 columns?
For example:
Answer: stty cols 238
What command would you use to set up a Python3 web server on port 80 to transfer socat to a target? (Provide the full command with sudo)
Answer: sudo python3 -m http.server 80
TASK 7
Which socat parameter disables certificate verification for self-signed certificates?
Answer: verify=0
What OpenSSL flag generates a 2048-bit RSA key pair when creating a self-signed certificate?
Answer: -newkey rsa:2048
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