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Scapy verbose mode documentation


I understand that:

conf.verb = 0

Disables Scapy verbose mode but where is the documentation to confirm this?

My googling has failed me.


Solution

  • Actually, conf's docstring specifies that configuring conf.verb = 0 sets the level of verbosity to almost mute, which implies that it doesn't disable it altogether.

    The relevant excerpt from the docstring is as follows:

    verb     : level of verbosity, from 0 (almost mute) to 3 (verbose)
    

    Here is the entire docstring:

    In [1]: from scapy.all import conf
    WARNING: No route found for IPv6 destination :: (no default route?)
    
    In [2]: conf?
    Type:       Conf
    String Form:
    ASN1_default_codec = <ASN1Codec BER[1]>
               AS_resolver = <scapy.as_resolvers.AS_resolver_multi insta <...> alse
               use_pcap   = False
               verb       = 2
               version    = '2.3.2'
               warning_threshold = 5
               wepkey     = ''
    File:       /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/scapy/config.py
    Docstring:
    This object contains the configuration of scapy.
    session  : filename where the session will be saved
    interactive_shell : If set to "ipython", use IPython as shell. Default: Python 
    stealth  : if 1, prevents any unwanted packet to go out (ARP, DNS, ...)
    checkIPID: if 0, doesn't check that IPID matches between IP sent and ICMP IP citation received
               if 1, checks that they either are equal or byte swapped equals (bug in some IP stacks)
               if 2, strictly checks that they are equals
    checkIPsrc: if 1, checks IP src in IP and ICMP IP citation match (bug in some NAT stacks)
    check_TCPerror_seqack: if 1, also check that TCP seq and ack match the ones in ICMP citation
    iff      : selects the default output interface for srp() and sendp(). default:"eth0")
    verb     : level of verbosity, from 0 (almost mute) to 3 (verbose)
    promisc  : default mode for listening socket (to get answers if you spoof on a lan)
    sniff_promisc : default mode for sniff()
    filter   : bpf filter added to every sniffing socket to exclude traffic from analysis
    histfile : history file
    padding  : includes padding in desassembled packets
    except_filter : BPF filter for packets to ignore
    debug_match : when 1, store received packet that are not matched into debug.recv
    route    : holds the Scapy routing table and provides methods to manipulate it
    warning_threshold : how much time between warnings from the same place
    ASN1_default_codec: Codec used by default for ASN1 objects
    mib      : holds MIB direct access dictionnary
    resolve   : holds list of fields for which resolution should be done
    noenum    : holds list of enum fields for which conversion to string should NOT be done
    AS_resolver: choose the AS resolver class to use
    extensions_paths: path or list of paths where extensions are to be looked for
    
    In [3]: