IHU Cybersecurity Exam Notes

Source: Juni_2026_Exams/Penetration_Testing/reference_pdfs/README.md

Penetration Testing PDF Inventory

Primary Lecture Sources

File Pages Main content
PENTEST_2026_01.pdf 83 Course scope, ethics, methodology, lab introduction
PENTEST_2026_02.pdf 23 Linux, files, pipes, automation, services, Netcat
PENTEST_2026_03.pdf 61 Passive reconnaissance, OSINT, WHOIS, DNS, Recon-ng, Shodan
PENTEST_2026_04.pdf 63 Active reconnaissance, tcpdump, hping3, Nmap, NSE
PENTEST_2026_05.pdf 64 Searchsploit, Metasploit, Meterpreter, exploitation
PENTEST_2026_06.pdf 46 Shells, terminals, Netcat, SSH, SMB, TFTP, HTTP transfer

The numbering in the filenames does not always match the lecture number shown inside a deck. Cite the filename and PDF page to avoid ambiguity.

Exam and Supporting Sources

File Assessment
CTF_ExamCard_2026.pdf Exam-oriented card stating open notes, flag format, launch command, and a prior-exam-based workflow
PenTest_CTF_CheatSheet.pdf Useful concise methodology and command reference
Penetration Testing Exercises.pdf Detailed exercise compilation; examples often use old lab addresses
pentest exams.pdf Student/compiled exam guide; supporting source only
pentest_exams - Ilias.pdf Student guide; supporting source only
MetasploitCheatsheet2.0.pdf Metasploit command reference
MetasploitCheatsheet2.0-1.pdf Exact duplicate of the preceding file

The duplicate Metasploit PDFs have the same SHA-256:

4766cd5a4dd17d29cb7b6c815347a9df262f9d1f023fc333aa809866a6f88246

Reliability Notes

credentials, subnets, endpoints, and flag locations as rehearsal examples.

equivalents such as nmap -sn and python3 -m http.server.

with normal ASCII hyphens.

authorized lab instead of copying an expected answer.

Collaboration

Keep source PDFs unchanged. Put derived explanations in ../notes/, worked exam workflows in ../solutions/, and short operational sequences in ../checklists/.

Inventory completed: June 15, 2026