ctf-osint
Investigate Authorized CTF OSINT Challenges
CTF OSINT clues often span disconnected public sources and media artifacts. This skill organizes practical methods for authorized identity, geolocation, archive, DNS, and web research.
ΠΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΎΠΉ.
ΠΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ»ΠΎΠ².
Π£ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΠ³Π΅Π½ΡΠ°
Π‘ΠΊΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΉΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΎΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΡΠΎΡ Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΠ³Π΅Π½ΡΠ°. ΠΠ½ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡ Skill ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ.
Review the Skillstore skill "ctf-osint" from https://skillstore.io/skills/ljagiello-ctf-osint.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/ljagiello-ctf-osint/manifest. Verify the artifact. Stop and obtain explicit user consent before installing or changing files.ΠΠ°Ρ ΠΠ³Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎ-ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΌΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
Π Π΅ΡΡΡΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ AI-Π°Π³Π΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ²
ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΠΉΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° AI-Π°Π³Π΅Π½ΡΡ, crawler ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ script Π½ΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡ.
ΠΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Β«ctf-osintΒ». Identify the string 4V FH 246 677.
ΠΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ:
Likely format: MGRS coordinate. Confirm the spacing and precision, convert it with a trusted MGRS tool, then verify the resulting location against challenge clues.
ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Β«ctf-osintΒ». Plan research for an organizer-provided username.
ΠΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ:
- Start with exact username searches and record profile identifiers.
- Check archived profile pages for rename evidence.
- Compare only challenge-relevant details across confirmed accounts.
- Document false positives and stop at unrelated personal information.
ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Β«ctf-osintΒ». Analyze a challenge image with a mirrored shop sign.
ΠΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ:
Flip the image horizontally, isolate the sign, transcribe reliable characters, search the partial phrase, and verify candidates using architecture and surrounding landmarks.
ΠΡΠ΄ΠΈΡ Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ
ΠΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΠΊMost critical heuristic alerts are false positives caused by Markdown examples rather than an executable payload. However, the skill includes active scanning, authenticated token use, hidden-file probing, physical tracking, account targeting, and exploit-assisted pivots. These dual-use workflows require substantial authorization and privacy controls before publication.
ΠΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΡ Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ (16)
ΠΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠΈ (16)
ΠΡΠ½ΠΊΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ (26)
ΠΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠΊΠ°, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΊΠΈ, Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ.
Π€Π°ΠΊΡΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ°
π ΠΠΎΡΡΡΠΏ ΠΊ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ (45)
π ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ (2)
βοΈ ΠΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄Ρ (30)
π ΠΠΎΡΡΡΠΏ ΠΊ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ (4)
ΠΠ±Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Ρ
ΠΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ± ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ΅, Π½Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ, Π²ΡΡΡΠ°ΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. Skillstore ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΡΠ΅Ρ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π°, Π½Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Ρ, Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΡ Skill.
ΠΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΡΡΡ
https://skillstore.io/skills/ljagiello-ctf-osint/audits/2?utm_source=security_passport&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=versioned_reportΠΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠΊ Markdown
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Π¦ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ° APA
ljagiello. (2026). ctf-osint security audit report (audit version 2) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/ljagiello-ctf-osint/audits/2Π¦ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ° BibTeX
@techreport{ljagiello-ljagiello-ctf-osint-2026,
author = {ljagiello},
title = {ctf-osint security audit report (audit version 2)},
institution = {Skillstore},
year = {2026},
number = {2},
url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/ljagiello-ctf-osint/audits/2},
note = {Author version unspecified}
}CITATION.cff
cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this Skill, cite its author and this versioned security audit report."
title: "ctf-osint security audit report (audit version 2)"
version: "unspecified"
type: report
authors:
- name: "ljagiello"
date-released: "2026-08-15"
url: "https://skillstore.io/skills/ljagiello-ctf-osint/audits/2"
identifiers:
- type: other
value: "skillstore:ljagiello-ctf-osint:audit:2"
description: "Skillstore immutable audit report identifier"
ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° Skillstore
ΠΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²: Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΉΠ§ΡΠΎ Π²Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ
Trace a Challenge Persona
Correlate organizer-provided usernames across public profiles and archives while recording evidence and false positives.
Geolocate Challenge Media
Combine metadata, signs, landmarks, maps, and image matching to identify a location from supplied media.
Investigate CTF Infrastructure
Review authorized DNS, WHOIS, archives, repository history, and service metadata for challenge clues.
ΠΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠ±ΡΠΉΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΠΏΡΡ
Identify this challenge clue: [CLUE]. Explain likely formats, safe validation steps, and what evidence would confirm each interpretation.
Create an authorized CTF research plan for username [USERNAME]. Prioritize public sources, note false positives, and avoid collecting unrelated personal data.
Analyze the supplied challenge image. List visible geographic signals, propose candidate regions, and design a verification sequence using metadata, maps, and reverse search.
For authorized CTF domain [DOMAIN], correlate DNS, WHOIS, archives, certificates, and repository evidence. Ask before any active probe and document uncertainty.
ΠΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ
- Confirm written authorization and scope before sending requests or probing services.
- Record source URLs, timestamps, confidence, and alternative explanations for every conclusion.
- Minimize personal data collection and redact tokens, credentials, and unrelated identities.
ΠΠ·Π±Π΅Π³Π°ΡΡ
- Do not scan public hosts because they resemble a CTF target.
- Do not bypass privacy controls or infer a person's home from fitness routes.
- Do not place user tokens or API secrets directly in commands, prompts, or reports.
Π§Π°ΡΡΠΎ Π·Π°Π΄Π°Π²Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΡ
Does this skill perform searches automatically?
Does it require internet access?
Can it solve non-CTF investigations?
Which tools may be required?
How should API keys and tokens be handled?
How reliable are OSINT results?
Π‘Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²
ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ
ljagielloΠΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π·ΠΈΡ
MIT
Π Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ Skillstore
r1
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈ
ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡ.
Π Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΉ
https://github.com/ljagiello/ctf-skills/tree/d6662d26b5ed3caa56f5eaf6eb887964f3747162/ctf-osintΠ‘ΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠ°
ba0224440a0286a68c9ef7d65e409a580b885eba
ΠΠΊΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΊΠΈ
16.08.2026
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