Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “Make sure to replace <ATTACKER VM PUBLIC IP ADDRESS> with the attacker_vm_public_ip output value after running the terraform apply command in an earlier step.”

A block of code is set as follows:

module "attacker_vm" {
  source = "./attacker_vm"
}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

module "attacker_vm" {
  source = "./attacker_vm"
  
  my_public_ssh_key = var.my_public_ssh_key
  source_image_id = var.kali_image_id
  rg_location = module.secure_network.rg_02_location
  rg_name = module.secure_network.rg_02_name
  subnet = module.secure_network.subnet_02
  asg = module.secure_network.asg_02
  nsg = module.secure_network.nsg_02
}

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in bold. Here is an example: “In the last tab (EC2 serial console), click the Connect button to access the instance via the EC2 serial console.”

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