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What is a Section?¶
A section is the smallest building block in the HTB Academy structure. Each section covers a specific area in the larger module's overall topic. They are designed to be completed in one sitting.
For example in the intro to academy module, this Sections section discusses sections.
Types of Sections¶
There are two types of sections: Theory, Sections & Interactive Sections.
1) Theory Sections: Do not contain any practical elements, instead focusing on building the foundational fundamental knowledge necessary to understand any of the upcoming activities in the practical/interactive sections and establish the basics of a module.
2) Interactive Sections: Which are demoted with a small HTB Cube icon form, the majority of sections within HTB Academy. This is where you will learn through practical examples and demos.
Image of different types of sections.
It is highly encouraged to re-apply what is learned throughout any interactive section, to ensure to get practice for what is learned.
Workstations¶
To allow easier practice and learning in interactive sections, each module provides the user with their own workstation (a.k.a pwnbox) which is a Linux operating system (Parrot OS) pre-packed with many tools to assist with the learning process.
The workstation allows the user to click on a start instance button found at the end of any interactive section and/or in the "My Workstation" box on the right of the screen.
Image of workstation and buttons showing parrot OS console buttons etc.
Completing a Section¶
A button called Mark Complete and Next button to complete any section however, if a section has any questions, then you must first solve those questions to be able to successfully complete the section.
If a section is wished to be skipped or delay solving the questions until later, you can click on the Next button to navigate to any other section in the module, or using the Table of Contents.
Exercises¶
Q: Start your workstation, then use the integrated terminal to find the Linux OS flavor by running the following command: cat /etc/issue
A: Parrot Security 6.0 \n \l