GIAC GPYC Exam Topics

GIAC GPYC Exam Overview :

Exam Name:	GIAC Python Coder
Exam Code:	GPYC
Certifications:	GIAC Penetration Testing Certification
Actual Exam Duration:	120 minutes
Expected no. of Questions in Actual Exam:	75
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GIAC GPYC Exam Objectives :

Section	Objectives
Control Structures and Iteration	This topic covers the creation and analysis of simple control structures in Python. It includes conditionals such as if/else/elif statements and for/while loops.
Creation of Executables	It involves the basics of creating Python executables, particularly for Windows clients in a penetration testing context. It includes understanding backdoor functionality, converting Python programs to executable files, and creating executables that evade modern anti-virus signatures.
Data Analysis with Python	This topic encompasses the use of Python for various data analysis techniques. It covers parsing binary data with the struct module, analyzing common file formats, performing log analysis, and using statistics, including freq.py, counters, sets, and both long and short-tail analysis.
Data Structures	The topic includes creating and manipulating various data types and structures in Python. The candidate will work with bytes, byte arrays, UTF-8 and Latin-1 encoded characters, integers, strings, and sequential data structures like dictionaries, lists, and tuples.
Database Interaction	It focuses on creating Python programs that interact with databases. The topic also covers the use of SQL libraries to query databases, enabling the candidate to retrieve and manipulate data efficiently using Python.
Exception Handling	This topic covers the basics of exception handling in Python. The candidate will learn how to integrate exception handling into programs, ensuring they can manage and respond to runtime errors effectively.
Functions, Classes, and Objects	This topic includes understanding Python functions, classes, and object-oriented programming.
Network Interfaces	This topic focuses on implementing TCP and UDP network-based communications using Python’s socket module.
Packet Analysis with Python	This topic covers using Python and Scapy for packet analysis. It includes creating, reading, analyzing, and manipulating captured network traffic.
Python Basics	It includes the fundamental elements of Python programming. The candidate will learn how to create, debug, and execute Python programs, as well as handle user and file input and output operations.
Regular Expressions	The topic provides a basic understanding of regular expressions and their implementation in Python.
Website Interaction	This topic covers using Python to interact with websites. It includes handling cookies, manipulating or capturing traffic, and using Python as a "browser" to interact with URLs, providing a foundation for web scraping and automation tasks.
Official Information	https://www.giac.org/certification/python-coder-gpyc

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