What tool do we use to interact with the operating system in order to start your VPN connection HTB?

his article is going to be completely different than what I used to publish. Here I am going to answer some of the popular questions asked by the users on the internet. Hope you like it !!

The keyword that I have chosen for the day is HackTheBox.

I am pretty sure you are familiar with HackTheBox (aka HTB) or have at least heard about it. Does not matter either you are a newbie or an experienced security professional, I strongly recommend having an account on HackTheBox and play with the challenges and machine.

It will nourish your security assessment skills and will provide you a completely different mindset.

Here, I am using the site Keyword Tool to identify the popular question for the chosen platform. Below are the questions at a glance, which are going to be answered shortly.

Make sure you go through the entire article, just in case magic happened, I might have answered one of your questions which is not even listed. If you have questions apart from the above list, feel free to drop that in the comments section, I will make sure to reply to that.

Being said that, let’s dive deep with the subject.

1st Question: how hackthebox works

Well, this is indeed a good question. The answer to the question is pretty simple but vast in nature. I will try to summarize it. HTB provides various challenges and machines varied from difficulty level easy to insane. The user should have an account on the platform and post VPN connection, you are ready to take up the different arena. Mostly, the submission is done via the user itself. Also, HTB does provide a VIP subscription, which offers many features like, pre-activate retired machines or challenges.

2nd Question. how to hackthebox invite code

Ha Ha Ha. :-) Every interesting question. Let me give you a brief background before I answer the question. Initially, when you try to sign-up on this platform, you are required to enter the invite code. The worst part is, no one would give you the ready-made invite code, but instead you will have to generate the invite code on your own. So Basically the 2nd question is asking how to get the invite code.

Unfortunately, it is against my ethics to provide you the solution. But I can you a hint. The hint is “JavaScripts are very useful. Try adding some breakpoints.” Just in case you did not get the hint, on the web many sites can give you the solution to this question. Just for it, google.

3rd Question: is hackthebox safe

In my opinion, of course, it is. I am not sure, why do you think, it is not. Along with security from HTB, there is some shared responsibility from the end-users too, to make sure we harden your accounts. Some of the quick security lookups are,

1. Password:

• Have a complex password
• Changing your password at least once every quarter.
• And for god’s sake, do not use the same password on all other platforms.

2. VPN

• Make sure you disconnect your VPN. Oops, I mean VPNs’ as HTB provides many VPNs based on the arena.

3. Boxes and HTB forum

• While assessing the challenges or machine, make sure you do not upload your files or sensitive data on the platform or post the same on the HTB forum.

4th Question: is hackthebox down

When, How, Why. Silly me, at least not right now but I cannot predict forward.

5th Question: is hackthebox vip worth it

I believe yes, there are tons of features provided by HTB VIP users. Some of them are,

• Access to Retired Machines/Challenges
• Official Writeup and Videos

As said, A picture is worth a thousand words. The below image describes the difference between Free, VIP, and VIP+ subscription.

6th Question: is hackthebox harder than oscp

It has been a year since I passed OSCP. I was there on HTB having fun even before I had enrolled for the OSCP certification.

Honestly, when compared to the medium difficulty box on HTB is similar to the hardest PWN Lab. The so-called top 5 difficult boxes on OSCP is not even comparable to insane difficult level boxes on HTB.

7th Question: is hackthebox for beginners

Yes, it is for beginners as well. As stated earlier, the machines and challenges of difficult levels vary from easy to insane to accommodate most of the audience.

8th Question: is hackthebox realistic

There is 150+ content submission in HTB to date, comparing them I can definitely say, yes, most of the machines are realistic. Moreover, the submissions are done by the end-user who is a cyber expert and helps the infosec and cybersecurity community by preparing those machine including the real-world challenges that they have faced in real-time.

I looked at some other tabs (Google, Bing, Twitter, etc) to find more questions. As a bonus, along with the above 8 questions, I have tried answering some extra in the below video. If you are interested have a look at it as well.

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