Ethical Hacking Methodology

The skill presents a coherent, purpose-aligned methodology for authorized ethical hacking, with trustable sources (official tooling) and proportionate access to tools within a defined engagement. It avoids requesting credentials or performing unauthorized actions. While it demonstrates potentially dangerous techniques in an educational context, the material is framed around permission and reporting, making it overall Benign with elevated caution due to the inherently dual-use nature of penetration testing content. No hidden data leakage or external exfiltration is implied beyond standard, policy-compliant workflow deliverables.