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Introduction Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for the Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows Server operating systems as a set of processes and services. Initially, Active Directory was used only for centralized domain management. However, Active Directory became an umbrella title for a broad range of directory-related services. A directory is a hierarchical structure that stores information about objects on the network. A directory service, such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), provides the methods for storing directory data and making this data available to network users and administrators....

Introduction Anyone in the information security or penetration testing field knows how deep a topic, or even a certificate may go, and as we progress deeper into the field; it gets harder to keep track of the knowledge gained. For me personally, notes, cheatsheets, and mind maps are the best way to keep track of things. As far as studies go, the eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT) is an entry-level, beginner-friendly, and a great starting pointing to get some fundamentals of networking, programming, and penetration testing; all for an affordable price....

Introduction Bash is a scripting language that runs within the terminal on most Linux distros, as well as MacOS. Shell scripts are a sequence of bash commands within a file, combined together to achieve more complex tasks than simple one-liner and are especially useful when it comes to automating tasks. History Bash is a Unix shell and command language written by Brian Fox for the GNU Project as a free software replacement for the Bourne shell....

Introduction Python is one of the most widely used, easy-to-learn, quick-to-understand and most convenient scripting languages; especially for cybersecurity, data science and machine learning. As the learning curve is simple enough to pick up and you can almost find a library for everything if you wish to automate if you search for it. History Python is an interpreted high-level programming language, meaning it reads and executes the codes line by line instead of compiling all at once like Golang or C#, etc....