--- title: "Assessment Methodologies: Footprinting and Scanning CTF 1 [eJPT]" url: https://daily.dev/posts/assessment-methodologies-footprinting-and-scanning-ctf-1-ejpt--2sk7zfixv source_url: https://systemweakness.com/assessment-methodologies-footprinting-and-scanning-ctf-1-ejpt-d537de82bb9d type: article source: "System Weakness" published: 2025-01-02T10:23:11.896Z updated: 2025-01-02T10:23:24.989Z tags: ["security", "cyber"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Assessment Methodologies: Footprinting and Scanning CTF 1 [eJPT] **[System Weakness](https://daily.dev/sources/systemweakness)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The post covers a step-by-step guide on how to find four flags in a Capture The Flag (CTF) assessment focused on footprinting and scanning skills. The methods involve using nmap for service enumeration, checking restricted directories via robots.txt, logging into an FTP server anonymously, and accessing MySQL databases using discovered credentials. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/assessment-methodologies-footprinting-and-scanning-ctf-1-ejpt--2sk7zfixv)