Python Penetration Testing Cookbook

How to do it...

Lets try PyShark with some examples. Make sure to install TShark in your system.

1. For a better understanding, we can use the Python interactive terminal and go through the functions of PyShark. Please note that these commands can also be included in the scripts. The only dependency is TShark.
2. Import the pyshark module:

>>> import pyshark 

3. Now load the pcap file to pyshark:

>>> cap = pyshark.FileCapture('sample.pcap') 

We can sniff from a live interface with the following commands:

    >>> cap = pyshark.LiveCapture(interface='wlp3s0b1')
                  >>> cap.sniff(timeout=3)

This will sniff the interface for the next 3 seconds

4. Now you can get the packet details from the cap variable.

To print out the first packet details, we can use the ...