🔐 Cybersecurity Home Lab Setup

This repository documents the setup of my personal cybersecurity home lab designed to practice real-world penetration testing techniques.

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🧰 Tools & Platforms Used

• Kali Linux (Attacker OS)
• DVWA - Damn Vulnerable Web Application
• OWASP Juice Shop (via Docker)
• Metasploitable2 (Vulnerable VM)
• VirtualBox (VM management)
• Docker (for containerized Juice Shop)

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🛠️ System Requirements

• OS: Kali Linux (VM or host)
• Virtualization: VirtualBox/VMware
• RAM: Minimum 6–8 GB recommended
• Disk: 50+ GB free space

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⚙️ Installation Steps

1. Install DVWA

sudo apt update
sudo apt install dvwa -y

Configure database and Apache:

• Link DVWA to /var/www/html
• Setup DB via setup.php
• Login: admin / password

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2. Set Up OWASP Juice Shop

sudo apt install docker.io -y
sudo docker pull bkimminich/juice-shop
sudo docker run -d -p 3000:3000 bkimminich/juice-shop

Access at: http://localhost:3000

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3. Run Metasploitable2

• Imported into VirtualBox from .ova
• Network set to Bridged/NAT for access

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4.Vulnerability Testing

I will begin testing:

• SQL Injection
• Command Injection
• XSS (Reflected/Stored)
• File Inclusion
• Authentication Bypass

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📂Resources

• DVWA GitHub - https://github.com/digininja/DVWA
• Juice Shop GitHub - https://github.com/juice-shop/juice-shop
• Metasploitable2 VM - https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/

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Images

VMs

kali & Metasploitable2