Chapter 2: Getting Started – Setting Up a Lab Environment
Before we start going into the details of how to start ethical hacking, we need to configure a couple of things. In this section, we will learn what tools are needed to complete this book. Most of the tools we will be using in this book are available for free.
We will start by selecting the Python version used in this book. Then, we will shift our focus to the Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) used in this book. We will also learn how to set up virtual environments and understand how they can be useful. Later, we will dive into selecting Operating Systems (OSes) both for the attacker as well as the target/victim. We will explore different OSes and finally settle on the ones we will use in this book. We will also test a sample Python script at the end to check that everything is configured properly and see whether we are good to go.
In this chapter, we'll go through the following topics:
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