Maintaining access is an important part of a penetration testing engagement. It saves you from having to re-exploit the target system. Remember that the exploit you may have used initially could have been patched since you last used it. Therefore, you need to have another way of accessing the target system to save you from finding new exploits and wasting time.
In this chapter, you gained insight into the various techniques that can be used to maintain access in a target environment. You gained the skills to identify specific keys of the Windows registry, and how they can be used for persistence. Finally, you learned how to use various tools to maintain access to a target system.
In Chapter 13, Reporting and Acting on Your Findings, we will discuss how to write a penetration test report and how to identify and recommend remediation steps based on these findings.
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