Articles and tools about Python, IT Security and more.

Python projects

Here is the list of open-source Python projects that I am maintaining or contributing to.

Articles and presentations about IT Security

Here is a list of all articles and presentations I've published about IT Security so far.

My Python howtos

Here is a collection of short articles I have written about how to do many useful things in Python.

File Formats Security Issues

Sat, 02/13/2010 - 13:00 — decalage

This is a series of articles about file formats and related security issues. In 2003 I had presented an article in French about this subject at the SSTIC conference: [SSTIC03]. In the following articles I will provide an updated version in English with more information about common file formats.

How to package a Python app and the Python interpreter in a single EXE

This article describes solutions to create a single executable file containing a Python application/script and the Python interpreter DLL with all necessary libraries. The executable file can then be launched on any system even if Python is not installed.

CherryProxy - a filtering HTTP proxy extensible in Python

CherryProxy is a simple HTTP proxy written in Python 2.x, based on the CherryPy WSGI server and httplib, extensible for content analysis and filtering.

OleFileIO_PL - a Python module to read MS OLE2 files

OleFileIO_PL is a Python module to read Microsoft OLE2 files (also called Structured Storage or Compound Document File Format), such as Microsoft Office documents, Image Composer and FlashPix files, Outlook messages, ... This is an improved version of the OleFileIO module from PIL, the excellent Python Imaging Library, created and maintained by Fredrik Lundh. The API is still compatible with PIL, but the internal implementation has been improved a lot, with bugfixes and a more robust design.

How to create network servers in Python (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, SOAP, syslog, ...)

This article lists solutions to create network servers in Python for different standard protocols: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, SOAP, syslog, WebDAV, ...

PDF Security Issues

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:15 — decalage

This article describes the PDF file format, related security issues and useful resources. [WORK IN PROGRESS]

Portable ExeFilter

If you want to test or use ExeFilter on Windows but you cannot or you do not want to install a Python interpreter, Portable ExeFilter is a simple solution. You just need to unzip it in any folder on a hard drive or a USB stick and it should run anywhere.

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