ethical-hacking-methodology
Master the complete penetration testing lifecycle from reconnaissance through reporting. This skill covers the five stages of ethical hacking methodology, essential tools, attack techniques, and professional reporting for authorized security assessments.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill ethical-hacking-methodology --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
> **⚠️ AUTHORIZED USE ONLY** > This skill is for educational purposes or authorized security assessments only. > You must have explicit, written permission from the system owner before using this tool. > Misuse of this tool is illegal and strictly prohibited. > **Mandatory confirmation gate** > Before running any command that probes, exploits, changes, persists on, extracts data from, or attempts credential access against a target: > 1. Ask the user to state the exact target URL, IP, account, or resource. > 2. Ask the user to confirm written authorization and the permitted scope. > 3. Show the exact command(s) and explain their expected effect. > 4. Wait for explicit confirmation in the current conversation. > > Without that confirmation, remain read-only and provide defensive guidance only. Prefer a sandbox, disposable VM, or controlled lab. > AUTHORIZED USE ONLY: Use this skill only for authorized penetration testing engagements, defensive validation, or controlled educational environments. # Ethical Hacking Methodology ## Purpose Master the complete penetration testing lifecycle from reconnaissance through reporting. This skill covers the five stages of ethical hacking methodolo
- Purpose
- Prerequisites
- Required Environment
- Required Knowledge
- Outputs and Deliverables
- Core Workflow
- Phase 1: Understanding Hacker Types
- Phase 2: Reconnaissance
- Phase 3: Scanning
- Phase 4: Vulnerability Analysis
- Phase 5: Exploitation
- Phase 6: Maintaining Access
- Phase 7: Reporting
- Phase 8: Common Attack Types
WHOIS lookup whois target.com DNS enumeration nslookup target.com dig target.com ANY dig target.com MX dig target.com NS Subdomain discovery dnsrecon -d target.com Email harvesting
What does the ethical-hacking-methodology skill do?
Master the complete penetration testing lifecycle from reconnaissance through reporting. This skill covers the five stages of ethical hacking methodology, essential tools, attack techniques, and professional reporting for authorized security assessments.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill ethical-hacking-methodology --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.