About
Who I Am
I go by darkness215. I’m a self-taught offensive security enthusiast focused on Windows internals, Active Directory, Linux, and web application security.
This site is my public notebook, a place to document what I learn as I break things in labs, CTFs, and research environments.
Certifications
- CPTS — HTB Certified Penetration Testing Specialist, passed July 2025
- OSEP — OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester, passed February 2026, 17 flags including secret.txt
What I’m Working On
- HTB CAPE — Certified Active Directory Penetration Expert, currently the main focus
- Bug Bounty — building a web application security methodology for real-world targets
What’s on This Site
| Section | What you’ll find |
|---|---|
| HTB Writeups | Full attack paths on retired Hack The Box machines |
| AppLocker | 9-post series covering every bypass technique and blue team detection |
| Red Team | EDR/AV evasion, offensive tooling, and constrained environment techniques |
| Blue Team | Threat hunting and detection written from the attacker’s perspective |
| Blog | Certification reviews and longer-form writeups |
Contact
- GitHub: darkness215
- LinkedIn: Prathamesh Praghanmol
- Discord:
batman.damned - HTB: darkness215