What’s going on guys?

I have been packed with work and studying for certifications recently, leaving me little time to bring you some cool articles. 🙁

Anyway, I’ve been interested in analyzing different types of shells and coding them myself with custom options.

This time we’ll stick to the basics though: we’ll be looking at a bind shell coded in Python 3, of course, in as few lines of code as possible.

Why Bind Shell?

Every shell has its purpose and we need to be looking to increase our arsenal and understanding of what shell works better in each case.

A bind shell, while clumsy in implementation on most targets – considering you have to do port forwarding and have it listening – does have its advantages when it comes to flexibility from the attacking system. It allows us to connect using different tools like a proxy, for example, or even from a coffee shop or another anonymous location.