Quest #112: Penetration testing
🧰 Arcane Tools
systematic-debuggingpython-debugpynode-inspect-debuggergodmodeobliteratus
📋 The Walkthrough
- Master the core skill for 'penetration testing' — build side projects to deepen expertise.
- Create 3-5 portfolio projects on GitHub that demonstrate real capability and clean code.
- Set up profiles on HackerOne, direct with case studies, not just skill lists — show what you built and the impact.
- Specialize hard — 'React developer for fintech dashboards' beats 'full-stack developer.'
- Set premium rates from day one — tech commands $50-150/hr. Low rates signal low quality.
- Pitch clients with specific solutions to their problems. Read their app, find a bug, mention it.
- Deliver on time and systematically ask for referrals — each happy client should bring 1-2 more.
🤖 Arcane Guidance (⚡ Fully Automatable)
- Load the `godmode` and `obliteratus` skills — these are Hermes's security research capabilities.
- Define the scope: 'Test [target] for [vulnerability types]. Stay within [boundaries].'
- Hermes runs reconnaissance: subdomain enumeration, port scanning, technology fingerprinting.
- Use `systematic-debugging` to analyze findings — Hermes separates false positives from real vulnerabilities.
- Hermes generates a professional pentest report with: executive summary, findings ranked by severity, remediation steps.
- For bug bounty: Hermes drafts clear, reproducible vulnerability reports that meet platform standards.
- Build a Hermes skill from your pentest methodology so future engagements start at 50% completion.
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