Legal Hax0ring

[Archangel-Amael]

This site will let you practice your l33t skills at haxoring.

The site is pretty self explanatory.

http://www.overthewire.org/

From the about page:
Mission:

OverTheWire.org / PullThePlug.org is a non-profit organization aimed at nurturing the growth and development of the information security field through community-wide research and development projects, lectures and wargame servers. Rather than taking the usual approach of hands-off documentation, we emphasizes education and development as a community effort.


There are also some guides and videos to help you along the way. There is plenty to do so have a look around.

[samsung]

This site will let you practice your l33t skills at haxoring.

The site is pretty self explanatory.

http://www.overthewire.org/

From the about page:
Mission:

OverTheWire.org / PullThePlug.org is a non-profit organization aimed at nurturing the growth and development of the information security field through community-wide research and development projects, lectures and wargame servers. Rather than taking the usual approach of hands-off documentation, we emphasizes education and development as a community effort.


There are also some guides and videos to help you along the way. There is plenty to do so have a look around.

thanks for sharing this, I'll be sure to check this one out

[hhmatt]

Is there any catch to doing something like this?

[streaker69]

Is there any catch to doing something like this?

Sure if you complete it, you get a visit from two guys in black suits driving a black sedan. They may offer you a job, or they make make you disappear.

[hhmatt]

Sure if you complete it, you get a visit from two guys in black suits driving a black sedan. They may offer you a job, or they make make you disappear.

I would probably get the latter of the two.

[thorin]

Sure if you complete it, you get a visit from two guys in black suits driving a black sedan. They may offer you a job, or they make make you disappear.

Maybe he'll get Neuralized

[Archangel-Amael]

Is there any catch to doing something like this?

The satisfaction that you completed some sort of challenge?

EDIT: As an aside it might be a smart idea for one to use some sort of anonymizer, proxy, etc.
Do your own research in regards to the above site.

[Shnap]

There are lot's of sites like this, you won't get any visits from people in black suits, since it is not illegal they can't do anything, it is all for fun. I use to do stuff like that years ago, but got bored of it. They say I don't have ADD I think I do.

[Archangel-Amael]

There are lot's of sites like this, you won't get any visits from people in black suits, since it is not illegal they can't do anything, it is all for fun. I use to do stuff like that years ago, but got bored of it. They say I don't have ADD I think I do.

How do you know that there will be no visits from "black suits"?
If one does not truly now the websites owners then this in and of itself may present a problem. One must also remember that one could also be in violation of their ISP's TOS/AUP !

[hhmatt]

If one does not truly now the websites owners then this in and of itself may present a problem. One must also remember that one could also be in violation of their ISP's TOS/AUP !

This is what I was wondering. Also do the websites owners have permission to do this from their hosting company or their ISP if they host their own?

I'll take your advice to use some sort of anonymizer if I plan to try something like this anytime soon.