RECON
Proven Step-by-Step Recon Techniques to Uncover Your First Vulnerabilities in Bug Bounty Programs
Reconnaissance (recon) is the foundation of any successful bug bounty hunt. Mastering recon means you can uncover hidden assets, vulnerable endpoints and sensitive data that others miss. This guide walks you through the best recon methodologies to elevate your bug bounty skills.
The first step in my process is to gather as many subdomains of the target as possible using various sources. Below are some of the tools and commands I use for comprehensive subdomain enumeration
Automated Enumeration with Tools
subfinder -d example.com -all -recursive -o subfinder.txt
assetfinder --subs-only example.com > assetfinder.txt
findomain -t target.com | tee findomain.txtamass enum -passive -d example.com | cut -d']' -f 2 | awk '{print $1}' | sort -u > amass.txt
amass enum -active -d example.com | cut -d']' -f 2 | awk '{print $1}' | sort -u > amass.txt
Make sure to configure and provide all necessary API keys for each data source so the tools can…