- Introduced a new lab document covering centralised authentication and directory services, focusing on Active Directory and LDAP.
- Updated the Active Directory setup guide title and streamlined the introduction for clarity.
- Removed backticks from server names for consistency.
- Changed quotes around organizational unit names from backticks to standard quotes for clarity.
- Updated command syntax in the nslcd configuration section to reflect correct usage of 'compat' instead of 'files'.
- Enhanced overall readability by standardizing formatting across steps.
- Introduced a comprehensive guide for setting up LDAP authentication between the auth_server and staff_desktop.
- Included detailed steps for finding the auth_server IP, accessing phpLDAPadmin, creating organizational units, groups, and users, and configuring the LDAP client on staff_desktop.
- Corrected command syntax for sending messages and checking port connectivity in the scanning lab, ensuring accurate execution of examples.
- Updated formatting for consistency and clarity in code snippets throughout the document.
- Improved handling of ==edit:== syntax to avoid interference from block-level elements, ensuring accurate highlighting in various contexts.
- Added support for HTML-encoded quotes and refined regex patterns to address common issues caused by syntax highlighting in code blocks.
- Introduced a troubleshooting guide for future issues related to edit highlights, detailing common patterns and debugging steps.
- Updated CSS to include Ruby language support for better code block labeling.
- Added heading formatting rules to the highlighting guide, specifying the removal of bold formatting and preservation of anchor links.
- Updated authors for the C and Assembly Language lab to include Tom Shaw and Z. Cliffe Schreuders.
- Introduced PHP language support in the hacktivity theme CSS for improved code block labeling.
- Introduced a new lab focused on human factors and social engineering through phishing simulations, emphasizing the psychological tactics used in phishing attacks.
- Included detailed instructions for conducting phishing exercises, crafting malicious emails, and creating harmful attachments to understand user vulnerabilities.
- Enhanced documentation with an overview, tags, categories, and a lab sheet URL for improved accessibility and user engagement.
- Added multiple images to support the lab content, enhancing visual learning and engagement.
- Introduced a new lab focused on the reverse engineering and analysis of the Coconut malware sample, providing hands-on experience with advanced malware analysis techniques.
- Included sections on packer identification, network analysis, backdoor detection, and YARA rule creation, along with interactive challenges facilitated by Hackerbot.
- Enhanced documentation with detailed descriptions, tags, and structured content to improve accessibility and user engagement.
- Introduced two new labs: one focusing on advanced malware behavior analysis using dynamic techniques, and another on anti-reverse-engineering methods including anti-debugging and code obfuscation.
- Each lab includes practical CTF challenges to enhance hands-on learning and understanding of malware analysis.
- Updated documentation with detailed descriptions, tags, and links to lab sheets for improved accessibility and organization.
- Added an illustrative image to support the anti-reverse-engineering lab content, enhancing visual engagement.
- Introduced a new lab on dynamic analysis and debugging using GDB, covering breakpoints, memory examination, and practical CTF challenges for runtime behavior analysis.
- Updated the highlighting guide with examples for image captions and C code formatting to improve clarity and consistency.
- Added multiple images to support the new lab content, enhancing visual learning and engagement.
- Introduced a new lab on Ghidra software reverse engineering, covering ELF file structure, disassembly, decompilation, and practical CTF challenges for malware analysis.
- Updated the authors in the existing assembly lab documentation to include Tom Shaw and Z. Cliffe Schreuders, enhancing collaboration and credit.
- Added multiple images to support the new lab content, improving visual learning and engagement.
- Introduced a section on inline code formatting in the highlighting guide, emphasizing the use of backticks and removal of markdown artifacts.
- Added a new lab on recognizing C code constructs in assembly, covering branching, conditionals, loops, switch statements, arrays, strings, and structs.
- Included practical exercises and examples to enhance understanding of assembly language and its relation to C programming.
- Added multiple images to support the new lab content, improving visual learning and engagement.
- Introduced a new lab on C programming and assembly language, covering key concepts such as structs, memory management, and bitwise operators.
- Included practical exercises for reverse engineering and low-level programming skills, with detailed code examples and actions.
- Added multiple images to enhance understanding of memory layout and assembly instructions, improving visual learning.
- Updated formatting guidelines for C and assembly code to ensure proper syntax highlighting and readability.
- Changed command examples in the Linux cheat sheet to use code formatting for better readability.
- Updated the lab metadata section to hide when embedded, improving the layout.
- Renamed "Table of Contents" to "Contents" for consistency in the lab layout.
- Added new sections on image caption formatting and C code formatting to improve clarity and consistency in lab documentation.
- Introduced specific formatting examples for image captions and C code blocks, emphasizing proper syntax and readability.
- Updated existing image captions across multiple labs to follow the new italicized format for better presentation.
- Introduced a comprehensive new lab on dynamic and static analysis of malware, covering fundamental techniques for analyzing binary executables and reverse engineering.
- Included detailed sections on static and dynamic analysis methods, safe analysis environments, and practical exercises with Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges.
- Added multiple images to enhance understanding of key concepts, including ASCII representation, ELF file structure, and hex dumps.
- Refactored the lab listing to group labs by unique categories and sort them alphabetically for better organization.
- Added a new CTF challenge titled "Feeling Blu Challenge - Web Security CTF" with comprehensive instructions and resources for penetration testing and privilege escalation.
- Updated the lab layout to include tags for better categorization and improved user navigation.
- Introduced multiple new images to support the new lab content, enhancing visual learning and engagement.
- Introduced a new local configuration file (_config_local.yml) for local development.
- Updated Gemfile to include 'webrick' for Ruby 3.0+ compatibility and removed specific version constraints for 'github-pages'.
- Created a new Gemfile.local for local development with updated dependencies.
- Added multiple new lab sheets covering topics such as scanning, exploitation, and vulnerability analysis, enhancing the educational content.
- Improved lab layout and content presentation, including enhanced syntax highlighting and image handling.
- Added various images to support the new lab content and improve visual learning.
- Updated author display in lab metadata to handle multiple authors correctly.
- Added detailed command formatting instructions in the example highlighting guide, emphasizing the use of markdown code blocks and escaping pipe characters.
- Improved consistency in lab instructions by standardizing headings and formatting for clarity.
- Introduced a new lab on software vulnerabilities, exploits, and remote access payloads, providing a comprehensive overview of the topic.
- Changed the permalink structure in the configuration to use 'categories' instead of 'category' for lab URLs.
- Downgraded Jekyll version in the Gemfile from 4.3.0 to 3.10.0 to ensure compatibility with existing plugins and workflows.
- Updated GitHub Actions workflow to use Ruby 3.0 and streamlined the build command for Jekyll.
- Modified lab markdown files to reflect the new 'categories' field for better organization.
- Modified permalink structure in the configuration to include category in lab URLs.
- Added author and license metadata to lab sheets for better attribution and clarity.
- Introduced a comprehensive highlighting guide for AI assistants to standardize lab sheet formatting.
- Enhanced JavaScript functionality to support multiple highlight types and improved table of contents generation.
- Updated styles for various highlight types to improve visual distinction in lab content.
- Added a new logo for branding consistency across the site.
- Added a new Action Items Guide to provide styling classes for highlighting important sections in lab sheets.
- Introduced an INSTALL.md file detailing Jekyll installation and testing procedures.
- Implemented action item and warning item styles in the main stylesheet for better visual distinction.
- Updated lab content to utilize new action item classes for clarity and emphasis on critical instructions.
- Enhanced JavaScript functionality to process custom highlight syntax in lab content.
