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# recon\_04 (/admin)

View the exercise here: [PentesterLab: Recon 04](https://pentesterlab.com/exercises/recon_04/course)

### **OBJECTIVE**

For this challenge, your goal is to find a directory that is commonly used to manage applications.

### **INTERESTING DIRECTORIES**

When accessing a new webserver, it often pays off to manually check for some directories before starting to brute force using a tool. For example, you can manually check for **/admin/**.

### **SOLUTION**

{% hint style="success" %}
Enter **`hackycorp.com/admin`** to find the flag
{% endhint %}

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