Gray Hat Python

Justin Seitz is a senior security researcher for Immunity, Inc., where he spends his time bug hunting, reverse engineering, writing exploits, and coding Python. He is the author of Black Hat Python (No Starch Press).

Python is fast becoming the programming language of choice for hackers, reverse engineers, and software testers because it's easy to write quickly, and it has the low-level support and libraries that make hackers happy. But until now, there has been no real manual on how to use Python for a variety of hacking tasks. You had to dig through forum posts and man pages, endlessly tweaking your own code to get everything working. Not anymore.Gray Hat Python explains the concepts behind hacking tools and techniques like debuggers, trojans, fuzzers, and emulators. But author Justin Seitz goes beyond theory, showing you how to harness existing Python-based security tools-and how to build your own when the pre-built ones won't cut it.You'll learn how to:Automate tedious reversing and security tasksDesign and program your own debuggerLearn how to fuzz Windows drivers and create powerful fuzzers from scratchHave fun with code and library injection, soft and hard hooking techniques, and other software trickerySniff secure traffic out of an encrypted web browser sessionUse PyDBG, Immunity Debugger, Sulley, IDAPython, PyEMU, and moreThe world's best hackers are using Python to do their handiwork. Shouldn't you?

The first book to explain the Python language specifically for hackers, reverse engineers, and software security analysts. The only book to cover the use of Python for security analysis Python is becoming the scripting language of choice for hackers Discusses a variety of open source Python tools and how to extend them

The first book to explain the Python language specifically for hackers, reverse engineers, and software security analysts.- The only book to cover the use of Python for security analysis- Python is becoming the scripting language of choice for hackers- Discusses a variety of open source Python tools and how to extend them

IntroductionChapter 1: Setting Up Your Development EnvironmentChapter 2: Debuggers and Debugger DesignChapter 3: Building a Windows DebuggerChapter 4: PYDBG: A Pure Python Windows DebuggerChapter 5: Immunity Debugger: The Best of Both WorldsChapter 6: HookingChapter 7: DLL and Code InjectionChapter 8: FuzzingChapter 9: SulleyChapter 10: Fuzzing Windows DriversChapter 11: IDAPython - Scripting IDAProChapter 12: Pyemu - The Scriptable EmulatorIndex