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192 CHAPTER 7 Building an army of devices<br />
parked outside the target. A SimpleWiFi directional wireless antenna will be connected<br />
totheAlfaadapter.AnXBee-PROSeries2modemconfiguredasa routerisconnectedto<br />
the BeagleBone. The device is powered from the cigar lighter of the car.<br />
There is a cafe in the building <strong>and</strong> in the neighboring office building. There is also<br />
a hotel <strong>with</strong>in a quarter mile where you intend to stay. You intend to hop between<br />
these locations <strong>and</strong> possibly spend some time in your car as well while performing<br />
the penetration test. The router in the car outside PFE should be adequate to allow<br />
you to operate the comm<strong>and</strong> console from any of these locations.<br />
CONFIGURING DEVICES<br />
The planned penetration test requires the following equipment: four XBee-PRO<br />
Series 2 modems, one XBee Series 2 modem, 4 XBee capes (or mini-capes), one<br />
USB XBee adapter, four BeagleBone Blacks, two Alfa AWUS036H wireless<br />
adapters (one of which has the case removed), one SimpleWiFi directional antenna,<br />
<strong>and</strong> a Linux computer to serve as the comm<strong>and</strong> console (this could be a Beagle, laptop,<br />
or desktop). Two USB cables will be required: a short one for installing inside<br />
the Dalek <strong>and</strong> another for connecting the Alfa to the BeagleBone in the car.<br />
Each of the Beagles will require a different power adapter. The conference room<br />
deviceneedsanAC poweradaptersupplying atleast1 Aat5 Vviaa2.15.5 mmbarrel<br />
connector. In order to reduce the number of devices in your penetration testing bag, you<br />
might consider using only 2 A adapters that will work <strong>with</strong> wireless drones as well. The<br />
Beagle <strong>and</strong> network switch attached to the receptionist’s computer will require a USB to<br />
2.15.5 mm barrel connector <strong>and</strong> a mini-USB cable, respectively. The Beagle inside<br />
the Dalek requires only a 2.15.5 mm barrel connector that is spliced into the power of<br />
the Dalek. The Beagle in the car is most easily powered by a 2 A or greater USB charger<br />
that plugs into the cigar lighter <strong>and</strong> a USB to 2.15.5 mm barrel plug. Alternatively, a<br />
power inverter <strong>and</strong> AC power adapter could be used.<br />
An inventory of items <strong>and</strong> approximate costs is shown in Table 7.1. The only<br />
thing not included is the cost of the comm<strong>and</strong> console computer that could be most<br />
Table 7.1 Phil’s Fun <strong>and</strong> Edutainment <strong>Penetration</strong> Test Equipment <strong>and</strong> Costs<br />
Item Quantity Cost Extended Cost<br />
XBee-PRO 4 $34.00 $136.00<br />
XBee 1 $17.00 $17.00<br />
XBee capes 4 $10.00 $40.00<br />
USB XBee adapter 1 $15.00 $15.00<br />
BeagleBone Black 4 $45.00 $180.00<br />
Alfa AWUS036H 2 $18.00 $36.00<br />
SimpleWiFi directional antenna 1 $45.00 $45.00<br />
Misc. cables <strong>and</strong> parts 1 $30.00 $30.00<br />
Total $499.00