Designing a C2 Framework
Daniel Duggan (Rasta Mouse) shares architectural lessons and design patterns for engineering resilient, stealthy Command & Control (C2) frameworks.
Summary
The Renaissance of Open-Source C2 Frameworks
Recent years have seen an explosion in open-source Command & Control (C2) platforms, but building a robust, production-grade framework remains a formidable software engineering challenge.
Architectural Design Patterns for C2 Frameworks
Daniel Duggan explores modular C2 architecture, covering agent-server communication protocols, serialization formats, listener profiles, and asynchronous task queues.
Engineering Resilient and Extensible Implants
Duggan discusses payload design tradecraft, including memory injection primitives, sleep obfuscation, dynamic API resolution, and cross-platform agent execution.
Operational Lessons and Framework Lifecycle Management
The presentation provides red teams with practical guidance on maintaining C2 infrastructure, managing operational telemetry, and avoiding detection signatures.
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