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Cyber Security 101

Ports, Services and Banners

Learn how ports map to services and why service banners help defenders and testers.

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EASYWALKTHROUGH160 XP
Task 1

Service thinking

A port is a numbered doorway. A service is the software listening behind that doorway.

What is the common port for HTTP?
TEXT · 15 XP
Task 2

Banner clue

Machine

A banner is a service-provided clue, often showing product or version information. Real assessments should verify banners because they can lie.

Submit the training flag from the web banner.
FLAG · 35 XP
Lab controls

Training target

MVP simulated lab control connected to a tiny Docker practice target for testing.