Payload Best Practices / Style Guide

Payloads should begin with comments specifying the name of the payload, a description, the author(s), any special requirements, the intended target, category, netmodes and the LED status.

# Title:         CATERNET
# Description:   DNS Spoofs the Internet and serves up random cat photos
# Author:        Hak5Darren
# Version:       1.0
# Category:      Prank
# Target:        Any
# Net Mode:      NAT

Configurable options should be specified in variables at the top of the payload file

#!/bin/bash
# OpenVPN payload

# Set to 1 to allow clients to use the VPN
FOR_CLIENTS=0

DNS_SERVER="8.8.8.8"

LED should use common payload states rather than unique color/pattern combinations when possible. The LED command should precede the NETMODE command for any given stage. Common payload states include a SETUP, with may include a FAIL if certain conditions are not met.

When the payload has FINISHed, the Packet Squirrel is safe to power off.