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Ethical Hacking Methodology · dokhacgiakhoa | DecimalAI

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Ethical Hacking Methodology

dokhacgiakhoa/Ethical Hacking Methodology

Source dokhacgiakhoa/agent-skills-4-vibe-coding-cli ↗License NOASSERTION

This skill should be used when the user asks to "learn ethical hacking", "understand penetration testing lifecycle", "perform reconnaissance", "conduct security scanning", "exploit vulnerabilities", or "write penetration test reports". It provides comprehensive ethical hacking methodology and techniques.

SkillScore91Maintained

Automatic

Security & AppSec pack

Last verified 8/29/2026

What it changes

Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 19 of 22 without it.

Without skill86%

With skill91%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

The response orders phases as Reconnaissance, Scanning, Vulnerability Analysis, Exploitation, Maintaining Access, and Reporting.

1 fixed19 passed either way2 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +5 pp
Tokens: +16%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -2%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/29/2026v120 of 22 cases passed with skill

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/dokhacgiakhoa-ethical-hacking-methodology.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

A test case the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

Prompt

Arrange the core operational phases of a penetration test in chronological order starting from initial client agreement to final deliverable handover.

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
The response orders phases as Reconnaissance, Scanning, Vulnerability Analysis, Exploitation, Maintaining Access, and Reporting.	Missed	Passed

case-10 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/29/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md28 linessingle file

Ethical Hacking Methodology

Purpose

Master the complete penetration testing lifecycle from reconnaissance through reporting. This skill covers the five stages of ethical hacking methodology, essential tools, attack techniques, and professional reporting for authorized security assessments.

Prerequisites

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. Required Environment

2. Required Knowledge

3. Phase 1: Understanding Hacker Types

4. Phase 2: Reconnaissance

5. Phase 3: Scanning

6. Phase 4: Vulnerability Analysis

7. Phase 5: Exploitation

8. Phase 6: Maintaining Access

9. Phase 7: Reporting

10. Phase 8: Common Attack Types

11. Phase 9: Kali Linux Setup

12. Phase 10: Ethical Guidelines

13. Penetration Testing Lifecycle

14. Essential Commands

15. Authorization Required

16. Professional Standards

17. Scans Blocked

18. Exploits Failing

Track record

Benchmark

20 / 22

test cases passed, vs 19 / 22 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/10/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

dokhacgiakhoa / agent-skills-4-vibe-coding-cli

.agent/skills/ethical-hacking-methodology/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License NOASSERTIONImported 8/10/2026Version v1

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What's inside

Ethical Hacking Methodology

Purpose

Prerequisites

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. Required Environment

2. Required Knowledge

3. Phase 1: Understanding Hacker Types

4. Phase 2: Reconnaissance

5. Phase 3: Scanning

6. Phase 4: Vulnerability Analysis

7. Phase 5: Exploitation

8. Phase 6: Maintaining Access

9. Phase 7: Reporting

10. Phase 8: Common Attack Types

11. Phase 9: Kali Linux Setup

12. Phase 10: Ethical Guidelines

13. Penetration Testing Lifecycle

14. Essential Commands

15. Authorization Required

16. Professional Standards

17. Scans Blocked

18. Exploits Failing

Track record

Benchmark

Adoption

SkillSafety

Source

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