Black Hat Python

Foreword

Python is still the dominant language in the world of information security, even if the conversation about your language of choice sometimes looks more like a religious war. Python-based tools include all manner of fuzzers, proxies, and even the occasional exploit. Exploit frameworks like CANVAS are written in Python as are more obscure tools like PyEmu or Sulley.

Just about every fuzzer or exploit I have written has been in Python. In fact, the automotive hacking research that Chris Valasek and I recently performed contained a library to inject CAN messages onto your automotive network using Python!

If you are interested in tinkering with information security tasks, Python is a great language to learn because of the large number of reverse ...