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Python Penetration Testing Essentials

You're reading from   Python Penetration Testing Essentials Techniques for ethical hacking with Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789138962
Length 230 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Mohit Raj Mohit Raj
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Python with Penetration Testing and Networking 2. Scanning Pentesting FREE CHAPTER 3. Sniffing and Penetration Testing 4. Network Attacks and Prevention 5. Wireless Pentesting 6. Honeypot – Building Traps for Attackers 7. Foot Printing a Web Server and a Web Application 8. Client-Side and DDoS Attacks 9. Pentesting SQL and XSS 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Wireless Pentesting

The era of wireless connectivity has enabled flexibility and mobility, but it has also ushered in many security issues. With wired connectivity, the attacker needs physical access in order to connect and attack. In the case of wireless connectivity, an attacker just needs the availability of the signal to launch an attack. Before proceeding, you should be aware of the terminology used:

  • Access Point (AP): This is used to connect wireless devices to wired networks.
  • Service Set Identifier (SSID): This is a unique 0-32 alphanumeric identifier for a wireless LAN. It is human readable and simply put, it is the network name.
  • Basic Service Set Identification (BSSID): This is the MAC address of the wireless AP.
  • Channel number: This represents the range of the radio frequency used by AP for transmission.

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