Learning Penetration Testing with Python

Python – the good and the bad

Python is one of the easiest languages for creating a working piece of code that accomplishes tangible results. In fact, Python has a native interactive interpreter through which you can test code directly by just executing the word python at the CLI. This will bring up an interface in which concepts of code can be tested prior to trying to write a script. Additionally, this interface allows a tester to not only test new concepts, but also to import modules or other scripts as modules and use them to create powerful tools.

Not only does this testing capability of Python allow assessors to verify concepts, but they can also avoid dealing with extensive debuggers and test cases to quickly prototype attack code. This ...