Learning Penetration Testing with Python

Penetration testing tools

The following are some of the most common tools used during an engagement, with examples of how and when they are supposed to be used. Many of these tools are further explained, with additional examples after Chapter 2, The Basics of Python Scripting. We cannot cover every tool in the market, and the specific occurrences for when they should be used, but there are enough examples here to provide a solid foundation of knowledge. More than one line may be needed to display command examples that are extra-long, in this book. These commands will have the \ character to designate a new line. If these commands are copied and pasted, they will function just fine because in Linux and Unix, a command is continued after a carriage ...