Learning Penetration Testing With Python [Paperback]

Utilize Python scripting to execute effective and efficient penetration tests

About This Book

• Understand how and where Python scripts meet the need for penetration testing
• Familiarise yourself with the process of highlighting a specific methodology to exploit an environment to fetch critical data
• Develop your Python and penetration testing skills with real-world examples

Who This Book Is For

If you are a security professional or researcher, with knowledge of different operating systems and a conceptual idea of penetration testing, and you would like to grow your knowledge in Python, then this book is ideal for you.

What You Will Learn

• Familiarise yourself with the generation of Metasploit resource files
• Use the Metasploit Remote Procedure Call (MSFRPC) to automate exploit generation and execution
• Use Python's Scrapy, network, socket, office, Nmap libraries, and custom modules
• Parse Microsoft Office spreadsheets and eXtensible Markup Language (XML) data files
• Write buffer overflows and reverse Metasploit modules to expand capabilities
• Exploit Remote File Inclusion (RFI) to gain administrative access to systems with Python and other scripting languages
• Crack an organization's Internet perimeter
• Chain exploits to gain deeper access to an organization's resources
• Interact with web services with Python

In Detail

Python is a powerful new-age scripting platform that allows you to build exploits, evaluate services, automate, and link solutions with ease. Python is a multi-paradigm programming language well suited to both object-oriented application development as well as functional design patterns. Because of the power and flexibility offered by it, Python has become one of the most popular languages used for penetration testing.

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