Pivoting

Chisel vs Ligolo-NG: Use-Case Selection Table for Port Forwarding & Proxying (Pick the Right Tunnel Fast)

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Chisel vs Ligolo-NG

Silent Failures & Network Primitives At 2:07 AM, tunnels don’t fail loudly. They fail quietly, with the exact kind of “it should work” confidence that ruins sleep. If you’re choosing Chisel vs. Ligolo-NG for port forwarding and proxying, the real mistake isn’t picking the “wrong” tool. It’s picking the wrong network primitive and then spending … Read more

OSCP+ Pivoting Tool Choice: TUN (Ligolo-NG) vs SOCKS (Chisel) vs Transparent Proxy (sshuttle) — Which Fits Your Target Mix?

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OSCP pivoting tool choice

Mastering the OSCP+ Pivot: Precision Over Guesswork The fastest way to lose half a day in an OSCP+ lab isn’t failing an exploit—it’s building a pivot that “works” for a browser and quietly breaks everything else. That pain has a shape: mixed traffic (HTTP + SMB/AD + RDP/WinRM), proxy-ignorant tools, and DNS behaving like a … Read more