Mastering python for networking and security : leverage the scripts and libraries of Python version 3.7 and beyond to overcome networking and security issues / José Manuel Ortega.

Includes index.

Section 1: The Python environment and system programming tools. 1. Working with Python scripting -- 2. System programming packages -- Section 2: Network scripting and extracting information from the Tor Network with Python. 3. Socket programming -- 4. HTTP programming -- 5. Connecting to the Tor Network and discovering hidden services -- Section 3: Server scripting and port scanning with Python. 6. Gathering information from servers -- 7. Interacting with FTP, SFTP, and SSH servers -- 8. Working with Nmap scanner -- Section 4: Server vulnerabilities and security in Python modules. 9. Interacting with vulnerability scanners -- 10. Identifying server vulnerabilities in web applications -- 11. Security and vulnerabilities in Python modules -- Section 5: Python forensics. 12. Python tools for forensics analysis -- 13. Extracting geolocation and metadata from documents, images, and browsers -- 14. Cryptography and steganography.

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