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Annex — how this was earned

16 entries. Nothing scores without one.

3,230 total
Credentials1,150

2 entries

Reports800

4 entries

Write-ups680

3 entries

Quizzes and labs600

7 entriescapped at 600

16 ledger entries back these totals. The full derivation is visible to the holder and to Rooted review.

Where your proof lands

Derived from what each verified ledger entry actually covers. You have nothing in active directory, tooling & code.

  • Web & appsec1,230
    Evidence
    A subtle race in a payment confirmation
    Confirmed low in the account settings endpoint
    Confirmed medium in the GraphQL introspection surface
    Confirmed medium in the tenant switcher
    Confirmed low in the webhook receiver
    Breaking a JWT implementation that rolled its own
  • Offensive ops350
    Evidence
    Daily questions
  • Foundations350
    Evidence
    Daily questions
  • Vuln research250
    Evidence
    A subtle race in a payment confirmation
  • Active Directoryno proof yet
  • Tooling & codeno proof yet

The road to Exploit Hunter

770 pts short

Everything below is priced. Pick the cheapest one and the gap closes.

  1. Connect Hack The Box

    Rank, owns and global standing pulled from your profile.

    +300
    points
    39% of the gap
  2. Claim a CVE

    Any published advisory with your name on the credit line.

    +260
    points
    34% of the gap
  3. Connect TryHackMe

    Points and completed rooms.

    +180
    points
    23% of the gap
  4. Connect GitHub

    Public tooling, exploits and the code you shipped.

    +160
    points
    21% of the gap
  5. Review another hacker's work

    Accepted peer review adds small points and proves you can judge other hackers' reasoning.

    +15
    points
    2% of the gap
  6. Land another confirmed report

    4 confirmed reports already. Reports have no ceiling; confirmed impact keeps moving the rank.

    +360
    points
    47% of the gap

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Rank requirements beyond points
  • Rank 4+ - One verified credential or one confirmed report
  • Rank 7+ - One confirmed report or one credited CVE
  • Rank 9+ - A credited CVE at CVSS 9.0+, or three critical confirmed reports