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# External Pentesting

> Assess external perimeter resilience against internet-based threats and reconnaissance.

External Pentesting tests your public-facing attack surface from the perspective of an unauthenticated external attacker.

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## Test Scope & Focus Areas

* Perimeter network service exploitation (SSH, VPN portals, FTP, mail gateways).
* Subdomain takeovers and DNS misconfigurations.
* Publicly exposed administrative dashboards and Jenkins nodes.
* Bypass of Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and DDoS mitigation layers.


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