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Ghidra Software Reverse Engineering for Beginners

By : A. P. David
Book Image

Ghidra Software Reverse Engineering for Beginners

By: A. P. David

Overview of this book

Ghidra, an open source software reverse engineering (SRE) framework created by the NSA research directorate, enables users to analyze compiled code on any platform, whether Linux, Windows, or macOS. This book is a starting point for developers interested in leveraging Ghidra to create patches and extend tool capabilities to meet their cybersecurity needs. You'll begin by installing Ghidra and exploring its features, and gradually learn how to automate reverse engineering tasks using Ghidra plug-ins. You’ll then see how to set up an environment to perform malware analysis using Ghidra and how to use it in the headless mode. As you progress, you’ll use Ghidra scripting to automate the task of identifying vulnerabilities in executable binaries. The book also covers advanced topics such as developing Ghidra plug-ins, developing your own GUI, incorporating new process architectures if needed, and contributing to the Ghidra project. By the end of this Ghidra book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to harness the power of Ghidra for analyzing and avoiding potential vulnerabilities in code and networks.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Ghidra
6
Section 2: Reverse Engineering
12
Section 3: Extending Ghidra

Exploring contributions

In this section, you will look at the different kinds of contributions that can be performed, as well as the legal aspects of them. Once you've read this section, you will have mastered how to interact with the community and suggest Ghidra code modifications and improvements.

Understanding legal aspects

Ghidra is distributed under Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004, a permissive license whose main conditions require the preservation of copyright and license notices.As a contributor, you will provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

Collaborators versus Contributors – I

If you want to learn more about the legal aspects of contributions, please read the license: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/master/LICENSE.

Now that you understand the legal aspects of your contributions, let's learn how...