Network scanning is done to gather information on the networks, hosts, and services that are running on the hosts. Network scanning is done by using the ping command of the OS; ping sweep takes advantage of the ping facility and scans the list of IP addresses. Sometimes, ping sweep does not work because users might turn off their ICMP ECHO reply feature or use a firewall to block ICMP packets. In this situation, your ping sweep scanner might not work. In such scenarios, we have to take advantage of the TCP three-way handshake; TCP works at the transport layer, so we have to choose the port number on which we want to carry out the TCP connect scan. Some ports of the Windows OS are always open, so you can take advantage of those open ports. The first main section is dedicated to network scanning; when you perform network scanning, your program should have maximum performance...
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Python Penetration Testing Essentials - Second Edition
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Overview of this book
This book gives you the skills you need to use Python for penetration testing (pentesting), with the help of detailed code examples.
We start by exploring the basics of networking with Python and then proceed to network hacking. Then, you will delve into exploring Python libraries to perform various types of pentesting and ethical hacking techniques. Next, we delve into hacking the application layer, where we start by gathering information from a website. We then move on to concepts related to website hacking—such as parameter tampering, DDoS, XSS, and SQL injection.
By reading this book, you will learn different techniques and methodologies that will familiarize you with Python pentesting techniques, how to protect yourself, and how to create automated programs to find the admin console, SQL injection, and XSS attacks.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Python with Penetration Testing and Networking
Scanning Pentesting
Sniffing and Penetration Testing
Network Attacks and Prevention
Wireless Pentesting
Honeypot – Building Traps for Attackers
Foot Printing a Web Server and a Web Application
Client-Side and DDoS Attacks
Pentesting SQL and XSS
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