common-pentest-methodology skillA
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common-pentest-methodology is agent-read markdown (skill) from hoangnguyen0403/agent-skills-standard: PTES-aligned penetration testing methodology for backend, frontend, and mobile. Provides attack taxonomy, exploit techniques per vulnerability class, and platform-specific test matrices. Use when executing pentest workflow, planning security assessments, mapping attack surfaces, or building threat models..
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What the file says
# Penetration Testing Methodology (PTES-Aligned) ## **Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)** ## Always-Apply Rules - **No Exploit = No Report**: Every finding requires reproducible Proof-of-Concept. Hypotheses without PoC are discarded. - **No Production Testing**: All dynamic probes target local/staging only. Confirm authorization before Phase 1. - **No Single-Platform Bias**: Assess backend, frontend, AND mobile surfaces when in-scope. ## Workflow Load alongside `/pentest` workflow. Provides methodology backbone for all 7 phases. 1. **Scope** → Define test mode (whitebox/greybox/blackbox), platforms, exclusions. 2. **Recon** → Build asset inventory per platform. See [platform-recon](references/platform-recon.md). 3. **Threat Model** → Rank endpoints by risk. See [threat-modeling](references/threat-modeling.md). 4. **Analyze** → Run vulnerability matrix across all domains. Load `common-owasp`, `common-security-audit`, `common-dast-tooling`. 5. **Exploit** → Validate each finding with PoC. See [exploit-techniques](references/exploit-techniques.md). 6. **Post-Exploit** → Assess blast radius, lateral movement, privilege escalation. …
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How to install
mdr add hoangnguyen0403/agent-skills-standard/common-pentest-methodology@git:20260520.ca51455mdr add hoangnguyen0403/agent-skills-standard/common-pentest-methodology@sha256:b296f27b2f91a29cPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
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- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
hoangnguyen0403/agent-skills-standard · 571 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch develop
API
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