PixRei
Developing Skills
Offensive security specialist. CTF challenges. Building portfolio. Hunting for opportunities.
About
Penetration testing methodology focused on systematic enumeration, vulnerability analysis, and exploitation.
Core competencies include reconnaissance and OSINT, service enumeration, manual and automated vulnerability assessment, exploitation, and post-exploitation. Comfortable working with industry-standard tools and custom scripting for automation.
Currently pursuing CPTS certification while actively documenting methodologies through detailed writeups. Background in IT operations and Python automation provides strong foundation for security tooling development.
Featured Writeups
Detailed walkthroughs of HTB and TryHackMe machines
Access
Physical security machine exploiting anonymous FTP, MDB database credential extraction, and Windows saved credentials for privilege escalation.
Next Writeup
More writeups coming soon! Currently working on documenting on exploited machines.
Security Guides
Hardening walkthroughs, tool setups, and offensive security guides
Certifications
Building verified proof of skills
TryHackMe Jr Pentester Path
Comprehensive learning path covering penetration testing methodology and tools.
TryHackMe Red Teamer Path
Advanced path covering red team operations, C2 frameworks, and adversary emulation.
eJPT - Junior Penetration Tester
INE Security hands-on certification. 48-hour practical exam proving real pentesting skills.
CPTS - Certified Penetration Testing Specialist
HackTheBox advanced certification. Comprehensive practical exam covering full penetration testing methodology. OSCP alternative.
OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional
Offensive Security Certified Professional (also known as OffSec Certified Professional) is an ethical hacking certification offered by Offensive Security, that teaches penetration testing methodologies and the use of the tools included with the Kali Linux distribution (successor of BackTrack).
Projects
Security tools and research
CPTS/HTB Methodology Wiki
Interactive attack decision tree built from HTB machines. Mapping enumeration to foothold to privesc across real-world scenarios
Automated Pentest Report Generator
Python tool that converts structured findings into professional PDF reports. Streamlining the reporting phase of penetration tests
Threat Hunt Dashboard
Extracts IOCs from phishing email headers and enriches them via VirusTotal and AbuseIPDB APIs. Turning raw threats into actionable intelligence.
Skills
Offensive Security
- Penetration Testing Methodology
- Web Application Security
- Network Enumeration
- Privilege Escalation
- Active Directory Attacks
Tools
- Nmap / Masscan
- Burp Suite
- Metasploit
- Gobuster / Ffuf
- Wireshark
Development
- Python Scripting
- Bash Automation
- Linux Administration
- Git / GitHub
- Docker Basics
Platforms
- TryHackMe (Top 6%)
- HackTheBox
- Linux (Arch BTW)
- Windows Server
- Kali Linux