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Python for Offensive PenTest
Python for Offensive PenTest

Python for Offensive PenTest: A practical guide to ethical hacking and penetration testing using Python

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Key benefits

  • •Comprehensive information on building a web application penetration testing framework using Python
  • •Master web application penetration testing using the multi-paradigm programming language Python
  • •Detect vulnerabilities in a system or application by writing your own Python scripts

Description

Python is an easy-to-learn and cross-platform programming language that has unlimited third-party libraries. Plenty of open source hacking tools are written in Python, which can be easily integrated within your script. This book is packed with step-by-step instructions and working examples to make you a skilled penetration tester. It is divided into clear bite-sized chunks, so you can learn at your own pace and focus on the areas of most interest to you. This book will teach you how to code a reverse shell and build an anonymous shell. You will also learn how to hack passwords and perform a privilege escalation on Windows with practical examples. You will set up your own virtual hacking environment in VirtualBox, which will help you run multiple operating systems for your testing environment. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to code your own scripts and mastered ethical hacking from scratch.

Who is this book for?

This book is for ethical hackers; penetration testers; students preparing for OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, and CEH; information security professionals; cybersecurity consultants; system and network security administrators; and programmers who are keen on learning all about penetration testing.

What you will learn

  • •Code your own reverse shell (TCP and HTTP)
  • •Create your own anonymous shell by interacting with Twitter, Google Forms, and SourceForge
  • •Replicate Metasploit features and build an advanced shell
  • •Hack passwords using multiple techniques (API hooking, keyloggers, and clipboard hijacking)
  • •Exfiltrate data from your target
  • •Add encryption (AES, RSA, and XOR) to your shell to learn how cryptography is being abused by malware
  • •Discover privilege escalation on Windows with practical examples
  • •Countermeasures against most attacks

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Table of Contents

7 Chapters
Warming up – Your First Antivirus-Free Persistence Shell Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Advanced Scriptable Shell Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Password Hacking Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Catch Me If You Can! Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Miscellaneous Fun in Windows Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Abuse of Cryptography by Malware Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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It's a good book for learning python
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keith Smith Jun 29, 2019
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This is a must for anyone in security.
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Make War Jun 15, 2018
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Excellent book.
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Good but contains higher level of knowledge.Not recommend for a beginner
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Content is decent, a lot available online possibly as per the other review. However the quality of the book is awful. Lost count of the errors in the text, either grammatical or code/notes errors. Seems this book wasn’t checked or proof read at all.
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