I have included writeups for the Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges from the top platforms that I have completed so far. Some of the writeups are less professional, and I have also included my activity logs for learning purposes. These logs show my attempts and failures while working on the relevant challenges.
Vulnlab.com
Vulnlab offers a pentesting & red teaming lab environment with around 120 vulnerable machines, ranging from standalone machines to big Active Directory environments with multiple forests that require bypassing modern defenses.

| Machine Name | Difficulty | Visit |
|---|---|---|
| Baby | Easy | Baby - destiny’s writeup |
| Escape | Easy | Escape - destiny’s writeup |
| Lock | Easy | Lock - destiny’s writeup |
| Retro | Easy | Retro - destiny’s writeup |
| Retro2 | Easy | Retro2 - destiny’s writeup |
| Baby2 | Medium | Baby2 - destiny’s writeup |
| Breach | Medium | Breach - destiny’s writeup |
| Cicada | Medium | Cicada - destiny’s writeup |
| Job | Medium | Job - destiny’s writeup |
| Media | Medium | Media - destiny’s writeup |
| Phantom | Medium | Phantom - destiny’s writeup |
| Sendai | Medium | Sendai - destiny’s writeup |
| Sweep | Medium | Sweep - destiny’s writeup |
| Chain Name | Difficulty | Visit |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | Easy | Hybrid - destiny’s writeup |
| Trusted | Easy | Trusted - destiny’s writeup |
| Heron | Medium | Heron - destiny’s writeup |
| Lustrous | Medium | Lustrous - destiny’s writeup |
| Reflection | Medium | Reflection - destiny’s writeup |
| Tea | Medium | Tea - destiny’s writeup |
| Tengu | Medium | Tengu - destiny’s writeup |
HackTheBox.com
Hack The Box is an online platform that offers cybersecurity enthusiasts and professionals a hands-on environment to practice penetration testing, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity skills through realistic challenges and virtual labs.

Active Directory Related Machines
| Machine Name | Difficulty | OS | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Easy | Windows | Forest - destiny’s writeup |
| Active | Easy | Windows | Active - destiny’s writeup |
| Administrator | Medium | Windows | Administrator - destiny’s writeup |
| EscapeTwo | Easy | Windows | EscapeTwo - destiny’s writeup |
| Manager | Medium | Windows | Manager - destiny’s writeup |
| Haze | Hard | Windows | Haze - destiny’s writeup |
Standalone Machines
| Machine Name | Difficulty | OS | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devel | Easy | Windows | Devel - destiny’s writeup |
| Heist | Easy | Windows | Heist - destiny’s writeup |
| Jerry | Easy | Windows | Jerry - destiny’s writeup |
| Legacy | Easy | Windows | Legacy - destiny’s writeup |
| Netmon | Easy | Windows | Netmon - destiny’s writeup |
| SolarLab | Easy | Windows | SolarLab - destiny’s writeup |
| Cap | Easy | Linux | Cap - destiny’s writeup |
PortSwigger.net
PortSwigger Web Security Academy offers hands-on interactive labs for learning web application security vulnerabilities in depth. These labs are organized by category, covering both beginner and advanced exploitation techniques.

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