# BehiSecc/First-Bounty

A complete, beginner-friendly bug bounty roadmap that takes you from zero experience to earning your first bounty.

Repository: https://github.com/BehiSecc/First-Bounty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/first-bounty
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-09-05T06:25:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 40, release rhythm 35, longevity 27
- inputs: {"age_days": 383, "days_push": 362, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1459, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.241187+00:00)

## What it is
A beginner-friendly bug bounty roadmap repository that guides readers from zero knowledge in web application security to earning their first monetary bounty. It is a curated learning guide based on the author's four years of part-time bug hunting experience, covering web fundamentals through practical hunting skills.

## Use cases
- learn bug bounty hunting from scratch
- find a clear starting point for web application security
- get a structured roadmap to earn a first bug bounty
- learn web fundamentals like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React for security testing
- avoid wasting time on scattered security learning resources
- transition into a part-time bug hunting career

## When to choose
- you are a complete beginner overwhelmed by scattered bug bounty resources
- you want a single opinionated roadmap from zero to first bounty
- you prefer learning paths based on real hunter experience

## When to avoid
- you are an experienced bug hunter looking for advanced techniques
- you need a tool or software rather than a learning guide
- you want an exhaustive catalog of security resources

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, tutorials, web-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: bug-bounty, roadmap, web-security, beginner-friendly, ethical-hacking, guide

## Member repositories
- BehiSecc/First-Bounty (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.241187+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:25.895833+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BehiSecc/First-Bounty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.241187+00:00, sha 0e579659ef78)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.