Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents: Turn your Raspberry Pi into your very own secret agent toolbox with this set of exciting projects!

Stefan Sjogelid

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Paperback Apr 2013 152 pages 1st Edition

Stefan Sjogelid

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Detect an intruder on camera and set off an alarm
Listen in or record conversations from a distance
Find out what the other computers on your network are up to
Unleash your Raspberry Pi on the world

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Ever wished you could play around with all the neat gadgets your favorite spies use (like James Bond or Michael Westen)? With the introduction of the remarkable Raspberry Pi and a few USB accessories, anybody can now join in on the action.Discover how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a multipurpose secret agent tool! Through a series of fun, easy-to-follow projects you'll learn how to set up audio/video surveillance, explore your Wi-Fi network, play pranks on your friends, and even learn how to free your Raspberry Pi from the constraints of the wall socket.Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents starts out with the initial setup of your Raspberry Pi, guides you through a number of pranks and secret agent techniques, and then shows you how to apply what you've learned out in the real world. Learn how to configure your operating system for maximum mischief and start exploring the audio, video, and Wi-Fi projects. Learn how to record, listen, or talk to people from a distance and how to distort your voice. You can even plug in your webcam and set up a motion detector with an alarm, or find out what the other computers on your Wi-Fi network are up to. Once you've mastered the techniques, combine them with a battery pack and GPS for the ultimate off-road spy kit.

Who is this book for?

Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners who'd like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along and if you're completely new to Linux, you'll pick up much of the basics for free. Apart from the Raspberry Pi board itself, a USB microphone and/or a webcam is required for most of the audio/video topics and a Wi-Fi dongle is recommended for the networking examples. A Windows/Mac OS X/Linux computer (or second Raspberry Pi) is also recommended for remote network access.

What you will learn

Install and configure Raspbian OS for maximum mischief
Schedule a prank to happen when your foe least expects it
Listen in or talk to people from a distance
Detect an intruder with motion detection and set off an alarm
Distort your voice in weird and wonderful ways
Push unexpected images into browser windows
Knock all visitors off your Wi-Fi network
Control the Pi with your smartphone
Keep your data secret with encryption

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S. cholayil Jan 18, 2015

Nice tricks

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Keith J. Mar 16, 2015

This is a fun read. I haven't got around to trying any of the projects.

Ivan Popov Jun 05, 2013

Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents. Trendy title. While I wondered how serious it could be, the author's name got my attention - Stefan Sjogelid. Now that is already promising. This is the guy behind the idea, that if you're eager enough, you can build your own Linux distribution targeted at the Raspberry Pi architecture. The whole process is thoroughly described on his dedicated web site. And expectations slowly started to rise.Now with this book we're in for a treat. At least we don't get the usual starter point of view, and get some trickery instead. The book is very educating on an operating system level. Reading it, I was able to fill some large gaps in my modest but constantly expanding Linux knowledge. Once the reader starts, it quickly becomes clear that the installments built up are simple enough, yet powerful and effective. And I wouldn't be surprised if such tools are employed in a real-life espionage activities.The layout of the book is presented to be dead simple. Its significance is another story :)After the mandatory introduction of the Raspberry Pi's basics (in terms of hardware and OS) to the reader in the first chapter, the actual contents related to the main topic begin from the second one. The four sub-topics of the book are respectively: Audio, Video, WiFi and Portable Pi. The simplicity is only on the surface.Concerning the audio tasks, at first I had a difficulty to set-up a microphone due to my profanity. Without giving the proper attention to all of the Pi's interfaces I was (wrongfully) thinking that the audio output connector can deliver also an input. After a few lessons learned and a correct setup I was ready to meet some handy tools. Most of the chapter is dedicated to the SoX tool - the working horse of the audio mechanics. Combined with the rest of the tools (some of which are built-in Linux commands) and through the secure shell a lot of possible "spy techniques" are given. Those tools include tmux, espeak and at commands. They're for running SoX independently of the user's session, for speech and task-in-time automation respectively.Apart from the auxiliary elements the main idea is to be shown how the ALSA sound system is employed in the Raspberry Pi, and how easily it can be used for various projects.Regarding the video tasks, maybe the book was written and released a bit too early, because two weeks ago the guys behind the Raspberry Pi released its own camera, plugged into the dedicated CSI connector. I guess that if written today, this chapter would look a bit different. At least it could include additional information about the Pi camera and its dedicated software tools and capabilities.Well without that info the chapter is comprised of two main projects - video streaming with recording the stream and detection of moving objects.For the purpose of the first task the tools related to the framework around the UVC and V4L drivers are used in order to generate a MJPG video stream. The stream then can be accessed on the network by the VLC media player and if necessary recorded by it (without sound of course).And for the purpose of the second task the very powerful Motion software is shown to easily gather input from even more than one camera.The chapter about the WiFi networking can make a very nice addition to another of the PACKT's books, which I reviewed recently - Networking with Raspberry Pi by Rick Golden. Here the tool of the trade is the detection system Kismet. For it to work not only configuration but also building from source is required. And to be preserved consistency between the projects (and between the chapters of the book of course) it is shown a collaboration with SoX for the purpose of attaching sound signals to its processing events.Further a network mapping is done with Nmap, which leads to the logical next step - to dive into the common (or not so common) network security techniques for attack and/or monitoring with programs like Ettercap and Wireshark.In the last chapter the Raspberry Pi had to prepare its back-pack, for it was going on a field trip. Regarding the mandatory warnings for battery life, secure and low profile package and most importantly - avoiding any moisture, the portable computer can pretty quickly step outside.Setting up an ad hoc WiFi network is not difficult following the instructions in this (and partly in the previous) chapter.Two of the most interesting projects in the book (which I unfortunately haven't tested yet for some reasons) are the GPS tracking of the Pi in Google Earth, and remote controlling it from a smart-phone while tweeting its current status to the social media. Merely reading through them, they seemed to comprise a powerful, portable setup and just whet one's appetite for some future projects.The book aims to teach us how to employ the Raspberry Pi in a set up that is robust, automated and portable. All of these are actually achieved thanks to the software tools built-in or separately added to the Linux operating system. In that sense this could be regarded as the only (although not real) drawback of the book. The small computer is there, but still in the background. Everything described can be done on a regular Linux system's shell. No wires, no soldering, no bread-boards, no hardware projects. Yet the Pi is most suitable and prepared for taking these actions to the field and in real life situations. So the existing hardware is enough to become the real spy and the book just gives the vision on how prepared it is to do the job.In conclusion I can say that this book very easily achieves the goal of being funny, informative and deep at the same time.

Retired Nokia Engineer Jan 08, 2015

Great book for projects with my teenage grandson. Really cool projects for the Raspberry Pi computer.

David R. Hassall Oct 25, 2014

Very interesting book ... Can't wait to try out some of the projects in it.

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