Important Programming Languages Used By Ethical Hackers



Programming languages for Hackers

Programming languages for Web Hacking and Pentesting

If you’re interested in web hacking and pentesting, then you must learn learn below mentioned languages at-least basic and intermediate level.

1. HTML

Always began with basic basic and HTML is important and most basic markup language. One should know it very well to understand web action, response, structure and logic. HTML is static markup language.

2. JavaScript 

JavaScript : JavaScript is the most used as client-side programming. You should learn it on high priority mode. Understanding JavaScript code logic can help you find web-apps flaw.

3. SQL

SQL is database programming language. Each and every data is stored in database so you should know about database programming and vulnerability as it is the most sensitive part of Web.

4. PHP

PHP is most popular dynamic programming language, unlike JavaScript It is server-side programming language. PHP is strongly recommended to every beginner in Hacking and Penetration testing.

5. Perl

Perl is worth learning for practical reasons; it’s very widely used for active web pages and system administration, so that even if you never write Perl you should learn to read it

Programming Languages for writing Exploits

Exploit writing is advance part of Hacking, It requires higher level of programming language. Every professional hacker must know Exploit Writing, It can be done in any programming language like C, C++, Ruby, Python etc.

6. C/C++

The mother of all programming language, C is most used in software creation for Linux, Windows etc. However it is also used for Exploit writing and development. Although  C++ is more powerful language than C and is used in a lot of programs, like games.

7. Python

Python is most used language for exploit writing, It is highly recommended you to learn Python Socket Programming because it helps lot learning exploit creation.

 8. Ruby

A simple but complicated object-oriented programming language. Ruby is very useful in exploit writing. It is used for meterpreter scripting and do you know Metasploit Framework itself programmed in Ruby.

9. Java

Java was originally released with the slogan “write once, run anywhere,” which was intended to underscore its cross-platform capabilities.You can make tools using Java and it can also be used to create backdoor exploits as well as exploits that can kill a computer.

10. LISP

Lisp is the second-oldest high-level programming language in widespread use today. LISP is absolutely wide open and flexible, makes it hacker’s favourite. You can define your own syntax, and often do. You can create any sort of programming paradigm you like and include it in your programs.

Programming languages for Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering, also called back engineering, is the processes of extracting knowledge or design information from anything man-made and reproducing it or reproducing anything based on the extracted information. Reverse engineering is also beneficial in crime prevention, where suspected malware is reverse engineered to understand what it does, and how to detect and remove it, and to allow computers and devices to work together. Reverse engineering can also be used to “crack” software and media to remove their copy protection.

11. Assembly Language

Assembly is low level programming language but very complicated. One can instruct a machine hardware or software using Assembly language. Reverse Engineers uses Assembly language, and if you want to learn Reverse Eng, you must need to learn Assembly language.

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