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# Ethical Hacking in ECE Assignment 2 - Aidan Sharpe
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## Assignment Tasks
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### Task 1
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Create a directory named `ethics_lab` and manage files within it using commands like `mkdir`, `cd`, `mv`, and `touch`.
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Create a directory called `ethics_lab` using the `mkdir` command. Then navigate to `ethics_lab` using `cd`. Create three files (`file1`, `file2`, and `file3`) using the `touch` command. Show the contents of the `ethics_lab` directory using `ls`. Write the text "hello" into `file3` using echo and the write to file symbol (`>`). Print the contents of `file3` to the terminal using the `cat` command.
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### Task 2
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Monitor and manage processes on your system using tools like `ps`, `top`, and `kill`. Identify and terminate a process.
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View an active, sorted list of all tasks running on the system using `top`.
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List all tasks running on the system using `ps -e` then pass the output into `grep` and filter for the text "fox". This shows the information for the firefox-esr task. The number at the beginning of the line is the process identifier, and the process can be ended by executing `kill` followed by that process ID.
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### Task 3
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Use `ifconfig`/`ip a`, `ping`, and `netstat`.
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Running `ip a` shows IP address information. For example, we can see that the current IP address is `192.168.56.101`. We also ran this command on another virtual machine and found that its IP address was `192.168.56.102`, so we can ping it using `ping` to see if a connection can be established. Running`netstat` shows a list of network connections.
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### Task 4
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Set up a second VM and connect to it using `ssh`.
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Prior to running the command, a host configuration was created called `msf`. This contained the known ip address and the preferred key algorithm. The command `ssh msfadmin@msf` creates a login tunnel for the user account `msfadmin` between the host and remote system.
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### Task 5
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Configure the firewall using `ufw`. Enable the firewall and allow SSH traffic.
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## Reflection
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Learning basic Linux command is an important skill for ethical hacking for multiple reasons.
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### Reason 1 - Most Ethical Hacking Tools Run on Linux
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Most ethical hacking tools run on or are designed specifically for Linux machines. Knowing how to better use the machines that your tools are running on is always advantageous.
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### Reason 2 - Most Servers Run Linux
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Since over 90% of the servers on the internet run Linux, that means that most databases (the places where pretty much all valuable information is stored) are hosted on Linux-based servers. By being familiar with basic Linux commands, navigating remote server file systems becomes a much easier task.
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### Skills Gained from This Assignment
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One skill I learned from this assignment is forcing a specific key algorithm for different hosts. While I have used SSH many times in the past, I was not aware that different machines restricted the type of keys used. Frankly, I thought they all used the same type of key. After completing this exercises, I am now practiced in the configuration of host key algorithms.
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