TCM Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) Study Notes distils months of hands-on learning, labs, and techniques into a structured, easy-to-follow study guide for the PNPT exam. Written by an ethical hacker who went through the entire journey, this guide offers:

• Real-world attack paths and enumeration tactics
• Active Directory exploitation techniques
• Pivoting, tunneling, and privilege escalation
• Empire, Chisel, Socat, and SSH tricks explained
• Sample enumeration scripts, tips, and command breakdowns
• Clean walkthroughs of boxes like BlackPearl, Butler, and more
• Post-exploitation persistence & cleanup

Who Is This Book For?

• Aspiring ethical hackers & penetration testers
• Students preparing for the PNPT (Practical Network Penetration Tester) exam
• Bug bounty hunters expanding into internal infrastructure
• Self-taught security professionals seeking structure & confidence

Table of Contents

• PNPT Exam and Tips to Pass
• Networking Basics
• OSI Model
• TCP/IP
• Common Ports & Protocols
• Enumeration Techniques
• System Enumeration
• Network Enumeration
• Automated Tools
• OSINT
• Search Engine OSINT
• Image, Email, Username, Password OSINT
• Social Media and Business OSINT
• Initial Access
• Phishing
• LLMNR & NBT-NS Poisoning
• Responder, BloodHound
• SMB Relays
• Post-Exploitation
• File Transfers
• Maintaining Access
• Privilege Escalation
• Cleanup
• Active Directory Attacks
• Enumeration with PowerView
• Kerberoasting
• Pass-the-Hash
• Token Impersonation
• GPP Exploits
• Mimikatz, BloodHound
• Web Application Attacks
• SQL Injection
• XSS
• File Uploads
• Command Injection
• XXE & Broken Access Control
• Wireless Attacks
• WPA2 PSK Cracking
• Deauth Attacks
• Pivoting & Tunneling
• ProxyChains
• SSH Tunneling
• Chisel, Socat, sshuttle
• Command & Control (C2)
• Powershell Empire
• Listeners, Stagers, Agents
• Reporting Format
• Box Walkthroughs
• BlackPearl
• Butler

Page count: 172

Format: PDF

About PNPT

The Practical Network Penetration Tester™ (PNPT) is not your typical multiple-choice certification. Instead, it’s a hands-on, real-world simulation designed to evaluate your ability to carry out a full-scale network penetration test , just like you would in a professional consulting role.

The PNPT exam doesn’t just test your technical knowledge , it measures your entire workflow, from reconnaissance to exploitation, reporting, and even presentation skills. It’s designed to reflect what employers actually expect from penetration testers in the field.

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