Offensive Bash Scripting Learning Path

Learn one of the many fundamental skills of ethical hacking.

8 hours, 58 minutes

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About Offensive Bash Scripting

In this path, you'll explore the details of Bash scripting for offensive security. This course will teach you how to create a virtual lab using VirtualBox as a hypervisor, and Kali Linux as a virtual machine. From there, we will cover the fundamentals of scripting in Bash and Python too! This course will culminate in the utilization of Bash scripting to scan a network, find and enumerate a target, exploitation and privilege escalation.

 

Syllabus

Offensive Bash Scripting Skill Assessment

Assessment - 54 questions
Concise History of Linux

Course - 00:05:00
In the first course, we will learn about the creators and developers behind the Unix operating system. Additional topics to be explore include the inner workings of the operating system (such as the three layers of Unix) and the details of shell scripting. We will learn about the original purpose behind Unix.
Creating the Lab

Course - 00:14:00
Creating the lab! In this course, we'll look at hypervisors and virtual machines. We will install a Kali Linux virtual machine and create a virtual environment in which to practice Bash scripting and ethical hacking.
Introduction to Linux, Bash and Python with Basics of the Bourne Again Shell

Course - 02:58:00
In this course, you'll get to grips with tools and environment. This will be an introduction to essential Linux commands, the basics of Bash scripting and Python. We will dig into code strings, variables, conditional statements, functions and more.
User and Group Management

Course - 00:17:00
This course covers basic Linux Administrator tasks. We'll write a Bash script that expedites adding users to a local system, managing those users and enforcing password guidelines as well.
File Permission and Process

Course - 00:26:00
This course is your guide to file permissions and processes. In these videos, we will segue from user and group management to focusing on file processes and permissions. We will go into the meaning of read, write and execute and more useful terms.
Network Reconnaissance

Course - 00:28:00
Explore the uses of Bash scripts for network reconnaissance, as well as how to edit these scanning tools for class B and class C networks and their subnets. We will also write a Bash script to expedite and select multiple scanning and recon tools.
Scripting to Scan Web Applications

Course - 01:02:00
In this course, we will utilize the same tools that we created in the previous course and apply them to scanning web applications and discovering vulnerabilities. I will demonstrate how this can be done, using an intentionally vulnerable virtual machine from VulnHub.
Privilege Escalation

Course - 00:19:00
A virtual machine named Kioptrix 4 will be used to demonstrate the process of privilege escalation. You'll walk through a hands-on exercise to learn what is going on and how the process works.

Meet the author

Chris Bingham

Chris Bingham is an autodidact, life-long learner, ethical hacker and founder of two cyber security organizations: InfoSec GSO and BSides Triad. Along with his colleagues, he leads hands-on offensive security-style workshops and training. His experience and skills range from Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems to buffer overflow development, Burp Suite, and hacking Windows Domain Controller and Active Directory.

Chris hopes you enjoy taking his courses as much as he enjoyed making them.

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How to claim CPEs

Should you complete this learning path, you’ll be able to download a certificate of completion. Use this to claim your CPEs or CPUs.

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