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  • what is this repo?
  • Pre Security
    • Introduction to Cyber Security
    • Linux Fundamentals
  • pre security Tools
    • gobuster
    • ping (ICMP)
    • nslookup
    • basic Linux commands
    • basic Linux operators
    • some Linux web command
    • processes
    • cron tabs (schedule)
    • Important Directories
    • basic CMD command
    • ssh
    • ftp
    • simple digital forensics commands
  • Complete Begginer
    • CVE tracking websites
    • traceroute
    • whois
    • dig
    • nmap
    • smb
    • Telnet
      • tcpdump listener & reverse shell
    • ftp
    • hydra
    • NFS
    • smtp
    • mysql
    • 🅱️Burp Suite
      • Proxy
      • target
      • intruder
      • simple XSS attack
    • OWASP top 10 : 2021
      • 1. Broken Access Control
      • 2. Cryptographic Failures
      • 3. Injection
      • 4. Insecure Design
      • 5. Security Misconfiguration
      • 6. Vulnerable and Outdated Components
      • 7. Identification and Authentication Failures
      • 8. Software and Data Integrity Failures
        • Software Integrity Failures
        • Data Integrity Failures
      • 9. Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
      • 10. Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
    • file type recognition
      • How to change magic numbers
    • upload vulnerability exploiting
    • about hash
    • john the ripper
      • /etc/shadow
      • Single Crack Mode
      • Custom Rules
      • rar and zip
      • SSH Key Passwords
      • GPG/PGP
    • Encryption
      • SSH authentication
      • SSH configuration (sort of)
      • GnuPG (very basic)
    • metasploit
      • mian components
      • Scanner
      • The Metasploit Database
      • Vulnerability Scanning
      • exploiting
      • Msfvenom
      • Meterpreter>
        • Commands
        • Post-Exploitation
    • Shell
      • netcat
      • socat
      • common shell payloads
      • Next steps
    • privilege esclation
      • Exploiting Writeable /etc/passwd
      • Vi, sudo -l, GTFOBin
      • Cron tab exploitation
      • Exploiting PATH Variable
      • some checklists
      • windows
        • miscellaneous
      • Examples
        • mysql running as root
        • Weak File Permissions
        • Sudo
        • Cron Jobs
        • SUID / SGID Executables
        • Passwords & Keys
        • NFS
        • Kernel Exploits
    • file transfer between two machines
  • SQL injection
  • Google Dorking
  • Web hacking intro
    • Walking an application
    • Content Discovery(ffuf, dirb, gobuster)
    • Subdomain Enumeration
    • Authentication bypass
    • IDOR
    • File Inclusion
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whois

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Last updated 7 months ago

Domains are leased out by companies called Domain Registrars. If you want a domain, you go and register with a registrar, then lease the domain for a certain length of time.

Whois essentially allows you to query who a domain name is registered to. In Europe personal details are redacted; however, elsewhere you can potentially get a great deal of information from a whois search.

whois [target]