Skip to main content
XsiSec.com
HomeReposBlogProjectsPortfolio
© 2026 XsiSec.com
Securitysecurity.txt
Updated 2026-07-30 · v1.0.0+2026-07-30.30ac6e5 · 30ac6e5
  1. Home
  2. ›Blog
  3. ›HTB Academy writeups
Blog topic

HTB Academy writeups

Hands-on Hack The Box Academy notes covering enumeration, exploitation, web security, and defensive lessons.

39
Matching posts
HTB Academy - Web Enumeration – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Web Enumeration

HTB Academy Web Enumeration: Run quick web enumeration against the target, pivot from findings to auth, and grab the flag. • HTB Academy • enumeratio…

2022-11-04↗
enumerationgobusterhtb-academy
HTB Academy - Get started – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Get started

HTB Academy Get started: Build a practical, deep understanding of the Nmap flags you actually use during HTB/CTF and real engagements, then connect t…

2022-11-03↗
htb-academynmapsamba
HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Medium Lab – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Medium Lab

HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion Medium Lab: After we conducted the first test and submitted our results to our client, the administrators ma…

2022-11-02↗
htb-academyidsips
HTB Academy - Service Enumeration – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Service Enumeration

HTB Academy Service Enumeration: Enumerate all ports/services on the host and extract the flag exposed by one of the services. • HTB Academy • htb ac…

2022-10-24↗
htb-academymodule19nmap
HTB Academy - Create user – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Create user

HTB Academy Create user: New ADUser Name "Orion Starchaser" Accountpassword (ConvertTo SecureString AsPlainText (Read Host "Enter a secure password")…

2022-10-03↗
htb-academymodule74poweshell
HTB Academy - Active Direcotry – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Active Direcotry

HTB Academy Active Direcotry : Built in AD Groups AD contains many default or built in security groups, some of which grant their members powerful ri…

2022-10-03↗
active-directoryhtb-academymodule74
HTB Academy - NTLM – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - NTLM

HTB Academy NTLM: Give a practical, concise overview of NTLM/Net‑NTLM families (hashes & protocols), how they differ from Kerberos, what each looks l…

2022-10-03↗
htb-academymodule74ntlm
HTB Academy - DNS – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - DNS

HTB Academy DNS: DNS • HTB Academy • dns, htb academy

2022-09-30↗
dnshtb-academy
HTB Academy Kerberos – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy Kerberos

HTB Academy Kerberos: Give myself (and future me) a crisp, ops‑ready refresher on the core AD protocols I keep touching: Kerberos, DNS, LDAP, and MSR…

2022-09-30↗
htb-academykerberosnslookup
HTB Academy - LDAP – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - LDAP

HTB Academy LDAP: Keep a clear, ops ready explainer of LDAP and MSRPC in AD: what they are, how they’re used, how to query/troubleshoot them, and wha…

2022-09-30↗
htb-academyldapmodule74
HTB Academy - Web Requests – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Web Requests

HTB Academy Web Requests: Keep a crisp, practical explainer of HTTP requests, responses, headers, and methods/status codes—with raw examples and copy…

2022-09-29↗
headershtb-academyweb-requests
HTB Academy Basic Auth challange – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy Basic Auth challange

HTB Academy Basic Auth challange: Authenticate to the target, grab a valid session cookie, and use it with cURL to POST JSON to /search.php and hunt…

2022-09-29↗
curlhtb-academyweb-requests
HTB Academy - Active Directory – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Active Directory

HTB Academy Active Directory: Active Directory Hierarchy — Forests, Domains, OUs & Policy Objects 🎯 Quick Map (What lives in AD) Domain Computers –…

2022-09-28↗
htb-academy
HTB Academy OSI-Model and Protocol breakdown – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy OSI-Model and Protocol breakdown

HTB Academy OSI Model and Protocol breakdown: Networking Primer Layers 1 4 The image below gives a great view of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI)…

2022-09-26↗
htb-academymodule81osi-model
HTB Academy Networking Primer - Layers 1-4 – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy Networking Primer - Layers 1-4

HTB Academy Networking Primer Layers 1 4: Networking Primer Layers 1 4 The image below gives a great view of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) mode…

2022-09-26↗
htb-academymodule81osi-model
HTB Academy - Wireshark #2 – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Wireshark #2

HTB Academy Wireshark 2: Network Traffic Analysis — Worksheet (My Notes) • HTB Academy • htb academy, module81

2022-09-26↗
htb-academymodule81wireshark
HTB Academy - Network Wireshark and extract – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Network Wireshark and extract

HTB Academy Network Wireshark and extract: Use Wireshark to recover application data and files directly from captured network streams (HTTP/SMB/DICOM…

2022-09-23↗
htb-academymodule81wireshark
HTB Academy - Mac adddresses – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Mac adddresses

HTB Academy Mac adddresses: Each host in a network has its own 48 bit (6 octets) Media Access Control (MAC) address, represented in hexadecimal forma…

2022-09-22↗
htb-academymac-addressesmodule34
HTB Academy IP-protocols – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy IP-protocols

HTB Academy IP protocols: IPv4 The size of the prefix, in bits, is written after the oblique. This is called "slash notation". There is a total of 32…

2022-09-22↗
cidrhtb-academyipv4
HTB Academy TCP-dump – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy TCP-dump

HTB Academy TCP dump: TCPDump Quick Reference • HTB Academy • htb academy, module81

2022-09-22↗
htb-academymodule81tcpdump
HTB Academy - Traffic analysis – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Traffic analysis

HTB Academy Traffic analysis: Descriptive Analysis Descriptive analysis is an essential step in any data analysis. It serves to describe a data set b…

2022-09-21↗
analysishtb-academymodule81
HTB Academy - The Analysis Process – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - The Analysis Process

HTB Academy The Analysis Process: Traffic capturing and analysis can be performed in two different ways, active or passive. Each has its dependencies…

2022-09-21↗
capturehtb-academymodule-81
HTB Academy - Networking TCP/IP – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Networking TCP/IP

HTB Academy Networking TCP/IP: he OSI Model The goal in defining the ISO/OSI standard was to create a reference model that enables the communication…

2022-09-20↗
ackhtb-academymodule-34
HTB Academy - Networking TCP/IP – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Networking TCP/IP

HTB Academy Networking TCP/IP: he OSI Model The goal in defining the ISO/OSI standard was to create a reference model that enables the communication…

2022-09-20↗
ackhtb-academymodule-34
HTB Academy - Networking modules – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Networking modules

HTB Academy Networking modules: Networking Models • HTB Academy • htb academy, module 34

2022-09-20↗
htb-academymodule-34network
HTB Academy - Networking Proxies – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Networking Proxies

HTB Academy Networking Proxies: Dedicated Proxy / Forward Proxy The Forward Proxy, is what most people imagine a proxy to be. A Forward Proxy is when…

2022-09-20↗
htb-academymodule34proxies
HTB Academy - Networking Topologies – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Networking Topologies

HTB Academy Networking Topologies: A network topology is a typical arrangement and physical or logical connection of devices in a network. Computers…

2022-09-19↗
htb-academymodule-34network
HTB Academy - Introduction to networking - overview – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Introduction to networking - overview

HTB Academy Introduction to networking overview: Server Gateway: 10.20.0.1/25 Domain Controller: 10.20.0.10/25 Client Gateway: 10.20.0.129/25 Client…

2022-09-19↗
htb-academyintroduction-to-networkingnetwork
DOM XSS in innerHTML sink using source location.search – Article cover imageArticle

DOM XSS in innerHTML sink using source location.search

DOM XSS in innerHTML sink using source location.search: in this example I just walked through different payloads for XSS DOM, • HTB Academy • DOM XSS…

2022-09-19↗
dom-xsshtb-academylab-4
HTb Academy - Network Types – Article cover imageArticle

HTb Academy - Network Types

HTb Academy Network Types: Give a clear, practical reference for common network types (WAN, LAN/WLAN, VPN) and related book terms (GAN, MAN, PAN/WPAN…

2022-09-19↗
htb-academymodule34network
HTB Academy - Windows Sessions and Subsystem – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Windows Sessions and Subsystem

HTB Academy Windows Sessions and Subsystem: iInteractive An interactive, or local logon session, is initiated by a user authenticating to a local or…

2022-09-17↗
htb-academymodule-49sessions
HTB Academy - Windows Services & Processes – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Windows Services & Processes

HTB Academy Windows Services & Processes: window services can be listed by following command • HTB Academy • htb academy, module49

2022-09-16↗
htb-academymodule49services
HTB Academy - File System – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - File System

HTB Academy File System: Pros of FAT32: • HTB Academy • htb academy, section 456

2022-09-16↗
htb-academysection-456windows-file-system
HTB Academy - Operating System Structure – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Operating System Structure

HTB Academy Operating System Structure: Directory Function Perflogs Can hold Windows performance logs but is empty by default. Program Files On 32 bi…

2022-09-15↗
htb-academysection-455structure
HTB Academy - System Information – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - System Information

HTB Academy System Information: Command • HTB Academy • htb academy, section 70

2022-09-15↗
htb-academysection-70system-information
HTB Academy - History and dir paths – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - History and dir paths

HTB Academy History and dir paths: Path Description / The top level directory is the root filesystem and contains all of the files required to boot t…

2022-09-15↗
history-of-linux.htb-academylinux-directories
HTB Academy - Fundamentals - Find Files and Directories – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Fundamentals - Find Files and Directories

HTB Academy Fundamentals Find Files and Directories: 🎯 Tasks 1) Find the config file created after 2020 03 03 whose size is 25 KiB and <28 KiB. 2) C…

2022-09-15↗
htb-academylinux-fundamentals
HTB Academy - Filter Contents – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Filter Contents

HTB Academy Filter Contents: Quick, repeatable techniques to read, reshape, and extract data from files and web pages using core Linux tools (head, t…

2022-09-15↗
htb-academylinux-fundamentals
HTB Academy - Permission Management  Quick Notes – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Permission Management Quick Notes

HTB Academy Permission Management Quick Notes: Clean, copy pasteable reminders for changing ownership and permissions, plus a short note on SUID/SGID…

2022-09-15↗
htb-academylinux-fundamentalssection-81
Browse the complete archive →