Bug Bounty Hunting

  1. Foundational Knowledge
    1. Core Networking Concepts
      1. TCP/IP Model
        1. Physical Layer
          1. Network Layer
            1. Transport Layer
              1. Application Layer
              2. Common Network Protocols
                1. TCP
                  1. UDP
                    1. ICMP
                      1. ARP
                      2. HTTP/HTTPS Protocols
                        1. Request Methods
                          1. GET
                            1. POST
                              1. PUT
                                1. DELETE
                                  1. PATCH
                                    1. HEAD
                                      1. OPTIONS
                                      2. Status Codes
                                        1. 1xx Informational
                                          1. 2xx Success
                                            1. 3xx Redirection
                                              1. 4xx Client Error
                                                1. 5xx Server Error
                                                2. Headers and Cookies
                                                  1. Request Headers
                                                    1. Response Headers
                                                      1. Security Headers
                                                    2. DNS (Domain Name System)
                                                      1. Record Types
                                                        1. A Records
                                                          1. AAAA Records
                                                            1. CNAME Records
                                                              1. MX Records
                                                                1. TXT Records
                                                                  1. NS Records
                                                                  2. DNS Resolution Process
                                                                    1. DNS Security Considerations
                                                                    2. Firewalls and Proxies
                                                                      1. Network Firewalls
                                                                        1. Web Application Firewalls
                                                                          1. Forward Proxies
                                                                            1. Reverse Proxies
                                                                              1. Bypassing Techniques
                                                                            2. Web Technologies
                                                                              1. Client-Side Technologies
                                                                                1. HTML Structure and Elements
                                                                                  1. CSS Styling and Selectors
                                                                                    1. JavaScript Fundamentals
                                                                                      1. DOM Manipulation
                                                                                        1. AJAX and Fetch API
                                                                                        2. Server-Side Languages
                                                                                          1. PHP
                                                                                            1. Syntax and Structure
                                                                                              1. Common Vulnerabilities
                                                                                              2. Python
                                                                                                1. Web Frameworks
                                                                                                  1. Flask
                                                                                                    1. Django
                                                                                                      1. FastAPI
                                                                                                      2. Node.js
                                                                                                        1. Asynchronous Programming
                                                                                                          1. Express.js Framework
                                                                                                          2. Java
                                                                                                            1. Servlet Technology
                                                                                                              1. Spring Framework
                                                                                                              2. C# and .NET
                                                                                                                1. ASP.NET Core
                                                                                                                  1. MVC Architecture
                                                                                                                2. Web Servers
                                                                                                                  1. Apache HTTP Server
                                                                                                                    1. Configuration Files
                                                                                                                      1. Security Settings
                                                                                                                        1. Module System
                                                                                                                        2. Nginx
                                                                                                                          1. Configuration Syntax
                                                                                                                            1. Reverse Proxy Setup
                                                                                                                              1. Load Balancing
                                                                                                                              2. IIS
                                                                                                                                1. Windows Integration
                                                                                                                                  1. Security Features
                                                                                                                                2. Database Technologies
                                                                                                                                  1. SQL Databases
                                                                                                                                    1. MySQL
                                                                                                                                      1. PostgreSQL
                                                                                                                                        1. Microsoft SQL Server
                                                                                                                                          1. SQLite
                                                                                                                                          2. NoSQL Databases
                                                                                                                                            1. MongoDB
                                                                                                                                              1. Redis
                                                                                                                                                1. Cassandra
                                                                                                                                                  1. CouchDB
                                                                                                                                                2. API Technologies
                                                                                                                                                  1. REST APIs
                                                                                                                                                    1. Endpoints and Methods
                                                                                                                                                      1. Authentication Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                        1. Status Codes
                                                                                                                                                        2. GraphQL
                                                                                                                                                          1. Query Structure
                                                                                                                                                            1. Mutations and Subscriptions
                                                                                                                                                              1. Security Considerations
                                                                                                                                                              2. SOAP APIs
                                                                                                                                                                1. XML Structure
                                                                                                                                                                  1. WSDL Files
                                                                                                                                                                2. Modern Web Frameworks
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Frontend Frameworks
                                                                                                                                                                    1. React
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Angular
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Vue.js
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Backend Frameworks
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Express.js
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Django
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Ruby on Rails
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Laravel
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Essential Command-Line Skills
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Linux/Unix Fundamentals
                                                                                                                                                                                1. File System Navigation
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. File Operations
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Permissions and Ownership
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Process Management
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. System Information Commands
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Bash Scripting
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Variables and Data Types
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Control Structures
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Functions
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. File Processing
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Automation Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Windows Command Line
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Command Prompt Basics
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. PowerShell Fundamentals
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. File System Operations
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Network Commands
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Information Security Principles
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. The CIA Triad
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Confidentiality
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Integrity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Availability
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Authentication and Authorization
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Authentication Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Password-Based
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Multi-Factor Authentication
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Biometric Authentication
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Authorization Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Role-Based Access Control
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Attribute-Based Access Control
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Browser Security Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Same-Origin Policy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Origin Definition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Policy Enforcement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Bypassing Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Content Security Policy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Policy Directives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. XSS Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Implementation Best Practices
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Cryptographic Concepts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Symmetric Encryption
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Asymmetric Encryption
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Hashing Algorithms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Digital Signatures

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