Lab 2
Level 1 - Beginner

Robots.txt Discovery Lab

Level 1 Recon & Enumeration simulation: learn how public robots.txt entries can reveal sensitive directories during recon.

Beginner
Recon & Enumeration20 min

Learning Objectives

This lab is a controlled simulation only. No real backend or dangerous code execution is used.
Objective 1
Review how public index files can expose operational details during recon.
Objective 2
Identify sensitive paths hidden in robots.txt Disallow entries.
Objective 3
Understand why internal-looking routes should not be exposed through crawl hints.

Challenge Area

Use the input fields below to safely simulate the vulnerable behavior.

Hidden Path
Fake robots.txt
User-agent: * Disallow: /admin-backup Submitted path: (none yet)

Result Panel

Review the fake robots.txt content and extract the sensitive route that a recon workflow could spot from a public file.

Hints

Reveal them progressively if you get stuck.

Click the hint button to reveal progressive guidance.