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Crafting an HTTP Response Packet

Crafting an HTTP Response Packet

Learn how to craft a valid response to an HTTP request packet.

Defining HTTP response packets

HTTP traffic is carried over TCP. As a result, an HTTP server or honeypot will need to be capable of maintaining the connection by sending SYN/ACK and ACK packets to acknowledge receipt of the client's requests.

However, the HTTP server must also respond to the client’s actual request for a web page. To do so, it needs to be able to build an HTTP response packet.

HTTP responses in Scapy

HTTP is an ...