--- title: "Assessment Methodologies: Information Gathering CTF 1 [eJPT]" url: https://daily.dev/posts/assessment-methodologies-information-gathering-ctf-1-ejpt--skfhsdwny source_url: https://systemweakness.com/assessment-methodologies-information-gathering-ctf-1-e2d61b445a78 type: article source: "System Weakness" published: 2025-01-02T10:23:11.931Z updated: 2025-01-02T10:23:26.246Z tags: ["cyber", "pentesting"] reading_time: 5 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: Information Gathering CTF 1 [eJPT] **[System Weakness](https://daily.dev/sources/systemweakness)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The post provides a detailed walkthrough of an information gathering Capture The Flag (CTF) challenge aimed at finding 5 flags. Techniques include using nmap for service enumeration, inspecting robots.txt for hidden information, directory enumeration with gobuster, searching for backup files using ffuf, and mirroring a website with httrack to uncover hidden data. Each step is methodically explained with commands and examples to guide readers through the process of identifying the flags. ## 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 --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#pentesting](https://daily.dev/tags/pentesting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/assessment-methodologies-information-gathering-ctf-1-ejpt--skfhsdwny)