2nd kyu a hack.

i think i did advance to 2nd kyu rank in hacking.

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Simplest form of hack that takes over computer would include:
- nmap port scanning,
- service protocols understanding (HTTP, SMTP, ...),
- brute force / dictionary / similar attacks on username/password combination (via protocol),
- buffer overflow attack or similar,
- it can be done wirelessly after penetrating network that is easy to do, from technical point of view (there can be authentication of a client using access point, more or less advanced).

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in Karate rank system i'd give myself about 4th dan in programming & about 2nd kyu in hacking, currently.

in many Martial Arts, 2nd kyu belt is Brown as Earth. Brown belts are practical, can beat quite a opponent, but to Mastery there's long way still.

1st dan is a famous Black Belt, True Mastery of Basics... for there are higher levels of Mastery, up to 10th Dan.

my ambitions in programming, hacking & writing secure applications are highest as possible.

this does not exclude nanotechnology highest ambitions.

to advance to 1st kyu in hacking, i need to:
- Read SSL & TLS book of Eric Rescorla,
- Understand at least most basic of service communication protocols (there are few, including HTTP & SMTP).

i am thinking so far about Telnet, HTTP, SMTP, IRC, Kerberos, SMB, Facebook, Google Plus, deviantART, Skype, LinkedIn, BitTorrent, Pinterest, perhaps more.

more advanced protocols often, if not always, consist of simpler protocols such as FTP or Telnet, i think.

to advance to 1st dan in hacking i need much more, including many scripts/programs made by myself, but also
'a proper combat practice'.

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i'll try to reach 1st kyu in hacking in next 2 years.

SSL/TLS plus as many of protocols & as deeply as i can, rest can be finished later.

then i'll try to reach 1st dan in hacking in 4 years after, totally in about 6 years from now - at beginning of year 2021.