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  • Daily Challenge
  • Released 10 Feb 2025

🎓 Ready to start your cybersecurity journey?

Welcome to HackerDNA Labs! This is your gateway to hands-on cybersecurity learning. Your first challenge is designed to teach you how our platform works - from navigating challenges to finding and submitting flags. Perfect for beginners who want to understand the platform mechanics before diving into real hacking challenges. 🚀

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Flags
1
Points
Daily Challenge
Solution Available
Free Access
Start Lab Environment

Launch your dedicated AWS machine to begin hacking

~1-2 min setup
AWS dedicated
Private instance
Industry standard
Daily Challenge

Welcome to HackerDNA Labs

This is your first introduction to the HackerDNA platform. This learning lab will help you understand how challenges work and how to submit flags.

What You'll Learn:
  • Basic networking concepts and tools
  • Command-line utilities for network reconnaissance
  • Port scanning fundamentals
  • Web service discovery and exploration
  • How to find and submit flags
Getting Started: You'll be working with a target IP address to learn basic networking and reconnaissance skills. Follow the questions step by step to complete this learning lab.