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Mastering Python for Networking and Security

By : José Ortega
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Mastering Python for Networking and Security

By: José Ortega

Overview of this book

It’s becoming more and more apparent that security is a critical aspect of IT infrastructure. A data breach is a major security incident, usually carried out by just hacking a simple network line. Increasing your network’s security helps step up your defenses against cyber attacks. Meanwhile, Python is being used for increasingly advanced tasks, with the latest update introducing many new packages. This book focuses on leveraging these updated packages to build a secure network with the help of Python scripting. This book covers topics from building a network to the different procedures you need to follow to secure it. You’ll first be introduced to different packages and libraries, before moving on to different ways to build a network with the help of Python scripting. Later, you will learn how to check a network’s vulnerability using Python security scripting, and understand how to check vulnerabilities in your network. As you progress through the chapters, you will also learn how to achieve endpoint protection by leveraging Python packages along with writing forensic scripts. By the end of this book, you will be able to get the most out of the Python language to build secure and robust networks that are resilient to attacks.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Questions

  1. What method of the sockets module allows a domain name to be resolved from an IP address?
  2. What method of the socket module allows a server socket to accept requests from a client socket from another host?
  3. What method of the socket module allows you to send data to a given address?
  4. What method of the socket module allows you to associate a host and a port with a specific socket?

  1. What is the the difference between the TCP and UDP protocol and how do you implement them in Python with the socket module?
  2. What method of the socket module allows you to convert a hostname to the IPv4 address format?
  3. What method of the socket module allows you to implement port-scanning with sockets and check the port state?
  4. What exception of the socket module allows you catch exceptions related to the expiration of waiting times?
  5. What exception of the socket module allows you catch errors...