Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "The -y in the upgrade command will accept the prompts automatically."

A block of code is set as follows:

class ServiceDTO:
    # Class Constructor
    def __init__(self, port, name, description):
        self.description = description
        self.port = port
        self.name = name

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

meterpreter > getsystem

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Click on Continue, and your system will reboot."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.