Introduction

I decided to subscribe to the Proving Grounds platform after failing my first OSCP exam attempt and after completing the virtual hacking labs platform, I was very intrigued by the fact that the machines in this platform were developed by Offensive Security and therefore I was sure the quality of the machines would live up to expectations.

Proving Grounds is a platform that allows you to practice your penetration testing skills in a HTB-like environment, you connect to the lab via OpenVPN and you have a control panel that allows you revert/stop/start machines and submit flags to achieve points and climb the leaderboard.