Design and implementation of a command-and-control channel management tool
This paper presented the design and implementation of a command and control(C2)channel management tool tailored to meet the functional requirements of covert communication,post-exploitation attacks,and red team operations in network attack and defense scenarios.Leveraging gRPC framework,Protobuf mechanism,and TLS protocol,we developed an integrated system encom-passing server,management,and implantation terminals.Through the evaluation and analysis of data exchange,security,and conceal-ment of the tool,it is proved that the tool is not only stability and reliability but also could improve the effectiveness of network attack and defense drills and the capability to defend against network threats,so that it is potential for further application and promotion.
network attack and defensecommand and controlgRPC frameworkProtobuf mechanismTLS protocolGo lan-guage