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Firewall Evasion with Nmap
In this lab, you'll practice firewall evasion techniques using Nmap. When you're finished, you'll have practical experience bypassing simple firewall rules, and an understanding of how different scan techniques can reveal hidden services.

Lab Info
Table of Contents
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Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Stealth Scanning Techniques
To start the lab, you'll learn how to use specialized TCP flag combinations in Nmap to bypass basic firewall rules that block standard TCP connect and SYN scans.
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Packet Manipulation Techniques
You'll explore how modifying packet characteristics can help evade firewall inspection. You'll also experiment with packet fragmentation and source port spoofing to find additional ways to discover services.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
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