Overview

For advanced security professionals, this eXtreme hacking series certification focuses on how to modify, customize, and extend popular open source security tools such as Nikto, Ettercap, Nessus and Metasploit.

Objectives

- Writing your own network sniffers
- Writing your own packet injection tools
- Writing plugins for Nessus, Ettercap, and Nikto
- Developing exploits for Metasploit
- Code analysis for web applications
- Writing kernel modules for security applications, and understanding rootkits

Duration

40 hours (5 days)

Pre-requisites

Requisites: Good knowledge C programming, Network Essentials, Working knowledge of protocols, drivers is an added advantage. H3X, ReAS and SCP certifications are compulsory.

Course outline: eXs v1.0

The program covers the following domains:

Level I (5 days)
01 Basics (Perl, BASH, C, ASM)
02 Linux Kernel
03 Windows API

Level II (5 days)
04 Extending Nmap
05 Packet Injection tools
06 Authoring scanners
07 Inside Sniffers

Level III (5 days)
08 Introduction to NASL
09 Writing plugins for Nessus
10 Developing exploits with Metasploit

Level IV (5 days)
11 Code Analysis
12 Developing web assesment tools
13 Automated Exploit scanners

Courseware

There is no specific recommended book for the above program. Candidates attending the training will be given latest Reference notes in the industry for all the domains under the GNU GFDL License. Alternatively, a regularly updated electronic copy (pdf) will be freely available for download for all registered candidates. A DVD / CD Kit with the tools covered in the domains will be given to the candidates.


eXs Certification


Gold Level   : Achieved when a delegate clears the Bootcamps (Lab exams)