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CompTIA PT0-002 (CompTIA PenTest+ Certification) exam is an internationally recognized certification exam for professionals who want to specialize in penetration testing. PT0-002 exam is designed to test an individual’s knowledge and skills in identifying vulnerabilities and conducting penetration testing of computer systems, networks, and applications. The PT0-002 certification exam involves hands-on scenarios where professionals must demonstrate their ability to conduct complex penetration testing tasks.

CompTIA PT0-002 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Topic Details

Planning and Scoping – 15%

Explain the importance of planning for an engagement. – Understanding the target audience
– Rules of engagement
– Communication escalation path
– Resources and requirements

  • Confidentiality of findings
  • Known vs. unknown

– Budget
– Impact analysis and remediation timelines
– Disclaimers

  • Point-in-time assessment
  • Comprehensiveness

– Technical constraints
– Support resources

  • WSDL/WADL
  • SOAP project file
  • SDK documentation
  • Swagger document
  • XSD
  • Sample application requests
  • Architectural diagrams
Explain key legal concepts. – Contracts

  • SOW
  • MSA
  • NDA

– Environmental differences

  • Export restrictions
  • Local and national government restrictions
  • Corporate policies

– Written authorization

  • Obtain signature from proper signing authority
  • ​Third-party provider authorization when necessary
Explain the importance of scoping an engagement properly. – Types of assessment

  • Goals-based/objectives-based
  • Compliance-based
  • Red team

– Special scoping considerations

  • Premerger
  • Supply chain

– Target selection

  • Targets
    1. Internal
    – On-site vs. off-site
    2. External
    3. First-party vs. third-party hosted
    4. Physical
    5. Users
    6. SSIDs
    7. Applications
  • Considerations
    1. White-listed vs. black-listed
    2. Security exceptions
    – IPS/WAF whitelist
    – NAC
    – Certificate pinning
    – Company’s policies

– Strategy

  • Black box vs. white box vs. gray box

– Risk acceptance
– Tolerance to impact
– Scheduling
– Scope creep
– Threat actors

  • Adversary tier
    1. APT
    2. Script kiddies
    3. Hacktivist
    4. Insider threat
  • Capabilities
  • Intent
  • Threat models
Explain the key aspects of compliance-based assessments. – Compliance-based assessments, limitations and caveats

  • Rules to complete assessment
  • Password policies
  • Data isolation
  • Key management
  • Limitations
    1. Limited network access
    2. Limited storage access

– Clearly defined objectives based on regulations

Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification – 22%

Given a scenario, conduct information gathering using appropriate techniques. – Scanning
– Enumeration

  • Hosts
  • Networks
  • Domains
  • Users
  • Groups
  • Network shares
  • Web pages
  • Applications
  • Services
  • Tokens
  • Social networking sites

– Packet crafting
– Packet inspection
– Fingerprinting
– Cryptography

  • Certificate inspection

– Eavesdropping

  • RF communication monitoring
  • Sniffing
    1. Wired
    2. Wireless

– Decompilation
– Debugging
– Open Source Intelligence Gathering

  • Sources of research
    1. CERT
    2. NIST
    3. JPCERT
    4. CAPEC
    5. Full disclosure
    6. CVE
    7. CWE
Given a scenario, perform a vulnerability scan. – Credentialed vs. non-credentialed
– Types of scans

  • Discovery scan
  • Full scan
  • Stealth scan
  • Compliance scan

– Container security
– Application scan

  • Dynamic vs. static analysis

– Considerations of vulnerability scanning

  • Time to run scans
  • Protocols used
  • Network topology
  • Bandwidth limitations
  • Query throttling
  • Fragile systems/non-traditional assets
Given a scenario, analyze vulnerability scan results. – Asset categorization
– Adjudication

  • False positives

– Prioritization of vulnerabilities
– Common themes

  • Vulnerabilities
  • Observations
  • Lack of best practices
Explain the process of leveraging information to prepare for exploitation. – Map vulnerabilities to potential exploits
– Prioritize activities in preparation for penetration test
– Describe common techniques to complete attack

  • Cross-compiling code
  • Exploit modification
  • Exploit chaining
  • Proof-of-concept development (exploit development)
  • Social engineering
  • Credential brute forcing
  • Dictionary attacks
  • Rainbow tables
  • Deception
Explain weaknesses related to specialized systems. – ICS
– SCADA
– Mobile
– IoT
– Embedded
– Point-of-sale system
– Biometrics
– Application containers
– RTOS

Attacks and Exploits – 30%

Compare and contrast social engineering attacks. – Phishing

  • Spear phishing
  • SMS phishing
  • Voice phishing
  • Whaling

– Elicitation

  • Business email compromise

– Interrogation
– Impersonation
– Shoulder surfing
– USB key drop
– Motivation techniques

  • Authority
  • Scarcity
  • Social proof
  • Urgency
  • Likeness
  • Fear
Given a scenario, exploit network-based vulnerabilities. – Name resolution exploits

  • NETBIOS name service
  • LLMNR

– SMB exploits
– SNMP exploits
– SMTP exploits
– FTP exploits
– DNS cache poisoning
– Pass the hash
– Man-in-the-middle

  • ARP spoofing
  • Replay
  • Relay
  • SSL stripping
  • Downgrade

– DoS/stress test
– NAC bypass
– VLAN hopping

Given a scenario, exploit wireless and RF-based vulnerabilities. – Evil twin

  • Karma attack
  • Downgrade attack

– Deauthentication attacks
– Fragmentation attacks
– Credential harvesting
– WPS implementation weakness
– Bluejacking
– Bluesnarfing
– RFID cloning
– Jamming
– Repeating

Given a scenario, exploit application-based vulnerabilities. – Injections

  • SQL
  • HTML
  • Command
  • Code

– Authentication

  • Credential brute forcing
  • Session hijacking
  • Redirect
  • Default credentials
  • Weak credentials
  • Kerberos exploits

– Authorization

  • Parameter pollution
  • Insecure direct object reference

– Cross-site scripting (XSS)

  • Stored/persistent
  • Reflected
  • DOM

– Cross-site request forgery (CSRF/XSRF)
– Clickjacking
– Security misconfiguration

  • Directory traversal
  • Cookie manipulation

– File inclusion

  • Local
  • Remote

– Unsecure code practices

  • Comments in source code
  • Lack of error handling
  • Overly verbose error handling
  • Hard-coded credentials
  • Race conditions
  • Unauthorized use of functions/unprotected APIs
  • Hidden elements
    1. Sensitive information in the DOM
  • Lack of code signing
Given a scenario, exploit local host vulnerabilities. – OS vulnerabilities

  • Windows
  • Mac OS
  • Linux
  • Android
  • iOS

– Unsecure service and protocol configurations
– Privilege escalation

  • Linux-specific
    1. SUID/SGID programs
    2. Unsecure SUDO
    3. Ret2libc
    4. Sticky bits
  • Windows-specific
    1. Cpassword
    2. Clear text credentials in LDAP
    3. Kerberoasting
    4. Credentials in LSASS
    5. Unattended installation
    6. SAM database
    7. DLL hijacking
  • Exploitable services
    1. Unquoted service paths
    2. Writable services
  • Unsecure file/folder permissions
  • Keylogger
  • Scheduled tasks
  • Kernel exploits

– Default account settings
– Sandbox escape

  • Shell upgrade
  • VM
  • Container

– Physical device security

  • Cold boot attack
  • JTAG debug
  • Serial console
Summarize physical security attacks related to facilities. – Piggybacking/tailgating
– Fence jumping
– Dumpster diving
– Lock picking
– Lock bypass
– Egress sensor
– Badge cloning
Given a scenario, perform post-exploitation techniques. – Lateral movement

  • RPC/DCOM
    1. PsExec
    2. WMI
    3. Scheduled tasks
  • PS remoting/WinRM
  • SMB
  • RDP
  • Apple Remote Desktop
  • VNC
  • X-server forwarding
  • Telnet
  • SSH
  • RSH/Rlogin

– Persistence

  • Scheduled jobs
  • Scheduled tasks
  • Daemons
  • Back doors
  • Trojan
  • New user creation

– Covering your tracks

Penetration Testing Tools – 17%

Given a scenario, use Nmap to conduct information gathering exercises. – SYN scan (-sS) vs. full connect scan (-sT)
– Port selection (-p)
– Service identification (-sV)
– OS fingerprinting (-O)
– Disabling ping (-Pn)
– Target input file (-iL)
– Timing (-T)
– Output parameters

  • oA
  • oN
  • oG
  • oX
Compare and contrast various use cases of tools. – Use cases

  • Reconnaissance
  • Enumeration
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Credential attacks
    1. Offline password cracking
    2. Brute-forcing services
  • Persistence
  • Configuration compliance
  • Evasion
  • Decompilation
  • Forensics
  • Debugging
  • Software assurance
    1. Fuzzing
    2. SAST
    3. DAST

– Tools

  • Scanners
    1. Nikto
    2. OpenVAS
    3. SQLmap
    4. Nessus
  • Credential testing tools
    1. Hashcat
    2. Medusa
    3. Hydra
    4. Cewl
    5. John the Ripper
    6. Cain and Abel
    7. Mimikatz
    8. Patator
    9. Dirbuster
    10. W3AF
  • Debuggers
    1. OLLYDBG
    2. Immunity debugger
    3. GDB
    4. WinDBG
    5. IDA
  • Software assurance
    1. Findbugs/findsecbugs
    2. Peach
    3. AFL
    4. SonarQube
    5. YASCA
  • OSINT
    1. Whois
    2. Nslookup
    3. Foca
    4. Theharvester
    5. Shodan
    6. Maltego
    7. Recon-NG
    8. Censys
  • Wireless
    1. Aircrack-NG
    2. Kismet
    3. WiFite
  • Web proxies
    1. OWASP ZAP
    2. Burp Suite
  • Social engineering tools
    1. SET
    2. BeEF
  • Remote access tools
    1. SSH
    2. NCAT
    3. NETCAT
    4. Proxychains
  • Networking tools
    1. Wireshark
    2. Hping
  • Mobile tools
    1. Drozer
    2. APKX
    3. APK studio
  • MISC
    1. Searchsploit
    2. Powersploit
    3. Responder
    4. Impacket
    5. Empire
    6. Metasploit framework
Given a scenario, analyze tool output or data related to a penetration test. – Password cracking
– Pass the hash
– Setting up a bind shell
– Getting a reverse shell
– Proxying a connection
– Uploading a web shell
– Injections
Given a scenario, analyze a basic script (limited to Bash, Python, Ruby, and PowerShell). – Logic

  • Looping
  • Flow control

– I/O

  • File vs. terminal vs. network

– Substitutions
– Variables
– Common operations

  • String operations
  • Comparisons

– Error handling
– Arrays
– Encoding/decoding

Reporting and Communication – 16%

Given a scenario, use report writing and handling best practices. – Normalization of data
– Written report of findings and remediation

  • Executive summary
  • Methodology
  • Findings and remediation
  • Metrics and measures
    1. Risk rating
  • Conclusion

– Risk appetite
– Storage time for report
– Secure handling and disposition of reports

Explain post-report delivery activities. – Post-engagement cleanup

  • Removing shells
  • Removing tester-created credentials
  • Removing tools

– Client acceptance
– Lessons learned
– Follow-up actions/retest
– Attestation of findings

Given a scenario, recommend mitigation strategies for discovered vulnerabilities. – Solutions

  • People
  • Process
  • Technology

– Findings

  • Shared local administrator credentials
  • Weak password complexity
  • Plain text passwords
  • No multifactor authentication
  • SQL injection
  • Unnecessary open services

– Remediation

  • Randomize credentials/LAPS
  • Minimum password requirements/password filters
  • Encrypt the passwords
  • Implement multifactor authentication
  • Sanitize user input/parameterize queries
  • System hardening

 

QUESTION 26
Which of the following expressions in Python increase a variable val by one (Choose two.)

 
 
 
 
 
 

QUESTION 27
A penetration tester is contracted to attack an oil rig network to look for vulnerabilities. While conducting the assessment, the support organization of the rig reported issues connecting to corporate applications and upstream services for data acquisitions. Which of the following is the MOST likely culprit?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 28
A penetration tester has been contracted to review wireless security. The tester has deployed a malicious wireless AP that mimics the configuration of the target enterprise WiFi. The penetration tester now wants to try to force nearby wireless stations to connect to the malicious AP. Which of the following steps should the tester take NEXT?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 29
The following line-numbered Python code snippet is being used in reconnaissance:

Which of the following line numbers from the script MOST likely contributed to the script triggering a
“probable port scan” alert in the organization’s IDS?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 30
A penetration tester discovered a vulnerability that provides the ability to upload to a path via directory traversal. Some of the files that were discovered through this vulnerability are:

Which of the following is the BEST method to help an attacker gain internal access to the affected machine?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 31
A penetration tester is scanning a corporate lab network for potentially vulnerable services. Which of the following Nmap commands will return vulnerable ports that might be interesting to a potential attacker?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 32
A penetration tester wants to perform reconnaissance without being detected. Which of the following activities have a MINIMAL chance of detection? (Choose two.)

 
 
 
 
 
 

QUESTION 33
A penetration tester has completed an analysis of the various software products produced by the company under assessment. The tester found that over the past several years the company has been including vulnerable third-party modules in multiple products, even though the quality of the organic code being developed is very good. Which of the following recommendations should the penetration tester include in the report?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 34
An assessment has been completed, and all reports and evidence have been turned over to the client. Which of the following should be done NEXT to ensure the confidentiality of the client’s information?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 35
Which of the following documents must be signed between the penetration tester and the client to govern how any provided information is managed before, during, and after the engagement?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 36
A mail service company has hired a penetration tester to conduct an enumeration of all user accounts on an SMTP server to identify whether previous staff member accounts are still active. Which of the following commands should be used to accomplish the goal?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 37
A penetration tester has been contracted to review wireless security. The tester has deployed a malicious wireless AP that mimics the configuration of the target enterprise WiFi. The penetration tester now wants to try to force nearby wireless stations to connect to the malicious AP. Which of the following steps should the tester take NEXT?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 38
Which of the following expressions in Python increase a variable val by one (Choose two.)

 
 
 
 
 
 

QUESTION 39
You are a security analyst tasked with hardening a web server.
You have been given a list of HTTP payloads that were flagged as malicious.
INSTRUCTIONS
Given the following attack signatures, determine the attack type, and then identify the associated remediation to prevent the attack in the future.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

QUESTION 40
A penetration-testing team is conducting a physical penetration test to gain entry to a building. Which of the following is the reason why the penetration testers should carry copies of the engagement documents with them?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 41
Which of the following would MOST likely be included in the final report of a static application-security test that was written with a team of application developers as the intended audience?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 42
A penetration tester downloaded a Java application file from a compromised web server and identifies how to invoke it by looking at the following log:

Which of the following is the order of steps the penetration tester needs to follow to validate whether the Java application uses encryption over sockets?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 43
A company is concerned that its cloud VM is vulnerable to a cyberattack and proprietary data may be stolen. A penetration tester determines a vulnerability does exist and exploits the vulnerability by adding a fake VM instance to the IaaS component of the client’s VM. Which of the following cloud attacks did the penetration tester MOST likely implement?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 44
A penetration tester was able to compromise a web server and move laterally into a Linux web server. The tester now wants to determine the identity of the last user who signed in to the web server. Which of the following log files will show this activity?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 45
A penetration tester breaks into a company’s office building and discovers the company does not have a shredding service. Which of the following attacks should the penetration tester try next?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 46
A penetration tester who is doing a company-requested assessment would like to send traffic to another system using double tagging. Which of the following techniques would BEST accomplish this goal?

 
 
 
 

QUESTION 47
A penetration tester recently completed a review of the security of a core network device within a corporate environment. The key findings are as follows:
* The following request was intercepted going to the network device:
GET /login HTTP/1.1
Host: 10.50.100.16
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/31.0 Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5 Connection: keep-alive Authorization: Basic WU9VUilOQU1FOnNlY3JldHBhc3N3b3jk
* Network management interfaces are available on the production network.
* An Nmap scan returned the following:

Which of the following would be BEST to add to the recommendations section of the final report? (Choose two.)

 
 
 
 
 
 

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