The python libraries written by people to enable interaction with different services can be used to emulate a client. Such emulated clients can be used for information gathering, monitoring, and even attacking. In this section, we will learn how to use Python libraries to emulate a client.
What will you learn?
Emulate IMAP/Samba client using Python libraries
References:
Twisted library (https://github.com/twisted/twisted)
Impacket library (https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket)
Labs Covered:
In this lab, you will learn to login into an IMAP server using the credentials of a user and fetch all his emails. The twisted Python library will be used for this.
Dictionary Attack: IMAP Server
In this lab, you will learn to perform a serial dictionary (i.e. trying one password at a time) attack to figure out the correct password for a user using the twisted Python library.
Dictionary Attack: IMAP Server (Parallel Attempts)
In this lab, you will learn to perform a parallel dictionary (i.e. trying multiple passwords at the same time using multiple threads) attack to figure out the correct password for a user using the twisted Python library.
In this lab, you will learn to interact with a Samba server using Impackaet Python library.
In this lab, you will learn to interact with a Samba server using Impackaet Python library. This is a practice lab.
