You're reading from Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents - Second Edition Turn your Raspberry Pi into your very own secret agent toolbox with this set of exciting projects

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2015

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781784397906

Length 206 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Raspberry Pi

Concepts

Single Board Computers

Author (1):

Stefan Sjogelid

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Table of Contents (7) Chapters

Preface

What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support

1. Getting Up to No Good FREE CHAPTER

A brief history lesson on the Pi
The ins and outs of the Raspberry Pi
Installing the Raspbian OS on the SD card
Booting up and configuring Raspbian
Accessing the Pi over the network using SSH
The importance of a sneaky headless setup
Keeping your system up-to-date
Backing up your SD card
Summary

2. Audio Antics

Configuring your audio gadgets
Recording conversations for later retrieval
Listening in on conversations from a distance
Talking to people from a distance
Distorting your voice in weird and wonderful ways
Scheduling your audio actions
Calling your fellow agents
Bonus one line sampler
Summary

3. Webcam and Video Wizardry

Setting up your camera
Capturing your target on film
Detecting an intruder and setting off an alarm
Watching your camera over the Internet
Turning your TV on or off using the Pi
Scheduling video recording or staging a playback scare
Summary

4. Wi-Fi Pranks – Exploring Your Network

Getting an overview of all the computers on your network
Finding out what the other computers are up to
Pushing unexpected images to browser windows
Knocking all visitors off your network
Protecting your network against Ettercap
Analyzing packet dumps with Wireshark
Exploring dynamic DNS, port forwarding, and tunneling
Creating a diversion using a chat bot
Keeping your conversations secret with encryption
Summary

5. Taking Your Pi Off-road

Keeping the Pi dry and running with housing and batteries
Setting up point-to-point networking
Creating an ad hoc Wi-Fi network
Turning the Pi into a Wi-Fi hotspot
Tracking the Pi's whereabouts using GPS
Controlling the Pi with your smartphone
Receiving status updates from the Pi
Accessing your files from anywhere with Dropbox
Keeping your data secret with encryption
Erasing the Pi should it fall into the wrong hands
Summary
Graduation

Index

Chapter 3. Webcam and Video Wizardry

Aha, good! Still with us, our sly grasshopper is! For our second day of spy class, we'll switch our gear of perception from sound to sight.

You're going to learn how to get the most out of your USB webcam or camera module, secure your perimeter, and then end it on a high note with some mindless mischief.

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