I’ve been lurking in here for a bit and seeing second hand purchases and the works. Curious if yall are buying new sims or putting ur old phones sim into it or doing eSIMs.
What would the benefits of each be?
How long did yall spend on this module? I feel like if youre actually taking notes, there is no way you can get through this is 2 days. Am I tripping?
Trying to figure out if I need to change how I'm executing this or not
I’m still pretty early in HTB and I’m trying to figure out the best way to build real skill without wasting a ton of time spinning my wheels.
I was wanting to do a retired walk through a day on top of the academy courses in CPTS.
I know the common advice is usually “struggle with the box for a while, then check a walkthrough only when you’re stuck.” I get why people say that, because blindly following walkthroughs probably does not teach much.
But I also feel like I currently don’t have enough of a mental map to approach a lot of boxes effectively. I’m wondering if doing a retired machine or walkthrough every day, while taking notes and making sure I understand each step, could be a good way to build reps and pattern recognition.
My thought process is that it might help me learn common enumeration paths, service misconfigurations, privilege escalation patterns, and general methodology faster than just staring at boxes with no direction.
For people who have improved on HTB, do you think this is a worthwhile approach for a beginner/intermediate learner? Or is there a better balance, like attempting the box blind for a set amount of time first, then using the walkthrough as a teaching tool?
I’m not trying to speedrun flags. I’m trying to build the mental model so I can eventually do boxes independently.