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My First Program - A Pentesting Tool

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Explore the journey of developing a first-time security tool in this conference talk from Security BSides London. Learn about the creation of a command-line program that wraps around the Shodan API, following the speaker's progression from a non-technical background to coding their first Python project. Discover the evolution of the program's functions and features, including the implementation of argparse for improved usability. Gain insights into the main functionalities, specifications, and additional features of the pentesting tool, as well as its file output capabilities. Conclude with a discussion on future development ideas for this security-focused project.

Syllabus

Intro
First: about me
First: about Nina Yaybird
First time learning a programming
First time coding
What should my first program do?
First time shodan documentation
First program attempt (Beta)
First time import my own code
How can my program be easier to use?
First time argparse
My first program's main functions
My first program's specifications
My first program's additional functions
My first program's file output
Ideas for the future

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