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Intro to PAMSkeletonKey for Persistence w/ Ben Bowman
How does PAM abuse fit into a real‑world attack chain?
🛝 Webcast Slides
https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PAM_Tool_Slide_Deck.pdf
Join us for a free one‑hour BHIS webinar with Ben Bowman as he introduces PAMSkeletonKey, a tool designed for red teamers and CTF players to explore persistence, lateral movement, and privilege escalation on Linux systems.
Ben will teach why the tool was created, how to use it safely in lab environments, and what this technique means for defenders working to detect or prevent authentication abuse.
You'll learn a practical understanding of Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) authentication and how it can be abused to create a skeleton‑key backdoor for persistence.
Get started with PAMSkeletonKey: https://github.com/her3ticAVI/PAMSkeletonKey
Chapters
- (00:00) - Intro – 2026-04-02 Intro to PAMSkeletonKey for Persistence - Ben Bowman
Creators & Guests
Chat with your fellow attendees in the BHIS Discord server:
https://discord.gg/bhis
in the #🔴live-chat channel
🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits –
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Brought to you by:
Black Hills Information Security
https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com
Antisyphon Training
https://www.antisyphontraining.com/
Active Countermeasures
https://www.activecountermeasures.com
Wild West Hackin Fest
https://wildwesthackinfest.com
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By Black Hills Information SecurityHow does PAM abuse fit into a real‑world attack chain?
🛝 Webcast Slides
https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PAM_Tool_Slide_Deck.pdf
Join us for a free one‑hour BHIS webinar with Ben Bowman as he introduces PAMSkeletonKey, a tool designed for red teamers and CTF players to explore persistence, lateral movement, and privilege escalation on Linux systems.
Ben will teach why the tool was created, how to use it safely in lab environments, and what this technique means for defenders working to detect or prevent authentication abuse.
You'll learn a practical understanding of Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) authentication and how it can be abused to create a skeleton‑key backdoor for persistence.
Get started with PAMSkeletonKey: https://github.com/her3ticAVI/PAMSkeletonKey
Chapters
- (00:00) - Intro – 2026-04-02 Intro to PAMSkeletonKey for Persistence - Ben Bowman
Creators & Guests
Chat with your fellow attendees in the BHIS Discord server:
https://discord.gg/bhis
in the #🔴live-chat channel
🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits –
https://poweredbybhis.com
Brought to you by:
Black Hills Information Security
https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com
Antisyphon Training
https://www.antisyphontraining.com/
Active Countermeasures
https://www.activecountermeasures.com
Wild West Hackin Fest
https://wildwesthackinfest.com
Click here to view the episode transcript.