While conducting OSINT, a penetration tester discovers the client's administrator posted part of an unsanitized firewall configuration to a troubleshooting message board. Which of the following did the penetration tester most likely use?
Search engine enumeration refers to using advanced search operators (e.g., Google Dorking) to find sensitive or misconfigured data exposed publicly on the internet. In this case, the administrator inadvertently posted firewall configuration details, and a tester likely used specific search queries to discover this data.
According to the CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 Official Study Guide (Chapter 3 – Passive Reconnaissance and OSINT):
“Search engine enumeration, often using dorking techniques, can uncover publicly available but sensitive data, such as configuration files, credentials, or documents unintentionally published online.”
[Reference: Chapter 3, CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 Official Study Guide, ===========]
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