NETGHOST-01: Enumeration Fundamentals

NETGHOST-01 is a beginner-friendly cybersecurity lab focused on network reconnaissance and enumeration.

Participants take the role of a junior penetration tester assessing the internal network of Aegis Corp.

The objective is to analyze simulated outputs from common enumeration tools and extract hidden flags.

Skills Covered

• Host discovery
• Port scanning
• Service enumeration
• Banner grabbing
• OS fingerprinting
• SMB enumeration

Lab Structure

1. Ghost Hunt – Host discovery
2. Open Doors – HTTP header analysis
3. FTP Fingerprint – FTP banner enumeration
4. OS Oracle – Operating system fingerprinting
5. Service Census – SMB enumeration

Tools Referenced

• nmap
• curl
• netcat
• ftp
• smb-os-discovery

Flag Format

Flags are validated using SHA-256 hash comparison.

Running the Lab

1. Download the HTML file
2. Open it in any browser
3. Analyze the simulated outputs
4. Extract flags and submit

No installation required.