Learning Penetration Testing with Python (pdf)

Description

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