Privy.sh

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Hi Daniel, I was just wondering if privy.sh that you have used in your Hands on Hacking videos, similar to LinEnum? i see the same output, and you mentioned that there are small hiccups when it comes to the BOB box. Is it possible to get an idea on how you created the script? and do you recommend LinEnum with regards to privilege escalation?

Good job by the way, you just give great confidence in understanding concepts practically. I wish there was a small video on how to set up your own labs as well. (configuration of network adapters for maximum security). Cheers.

Greetings @SD

I'm so glad to hear that you're enjoying the Hands-On Hacking series! :)

I would say that privy is similar to LinEnum, but performs in a way that makes more sense to me and how I do things.

As to HOW I created the script...It came from realizing that I did the same things over and over again when performing Linux priv escalation, so I created a checklist because I would invariably forget a priv esc step and invariably it would be THE step I needed to get priv esc. Then the lightbulb went off. Use a script! That way you never forget to do anything and it allows you to do a lot in a short amount of time.

That being said, LinEnum and Linuxprivchecker.py are great scripts for doing those things and they have the added benefit of already existing, but I hated the way the dumped the output as it was a very difficult format for me to parse. So privy.sh was born.

Here is a link to my github for the privy.sh script.

https://github.com/daniellowrie/Privy

Great questions and thanks for watching!

Cheers,
Daniel

@daniel-lowrie87

Hi Daniel

Thanks for sharing the script . I have enjoyed your class Hands on hacking !!!

Sure thing, @Charles-Banks !

I'm really glad to hear so many people are getting a lot out of that course. The good news is that I will be adding more to that course as soon as I get some time to film.

@daniel-lowrie87

Cool, I was trying the Mercury.ova CTF and was stuck on this one also doing the Starwars CTF . I have been trying all the things you have shown us to do..