Re: help , scripting for security

[Gonzalo Martinez <karmax () gmail com>]

Hi A. Sable, i think that if you dont _REALLY_ know one of these, it
could be a big risk. I mean, if dont know "shell scripting" and you
made a script and dont check some vars and input, etc. it would be
dangerous.
So, if you are planning to learn some of these i recommend you shell
scripting (bash) becouse its maybe more easy to learn than perl.
I never learned ruby, so im talking more about "perl vs. shell scripting".

Perl has a _LOT_ of modules to do anything even the MakeCofee module
:P and its portable but i think its more complicated to learn than
bash.
But remember, if you _LEARN_ perl you can use it to do anything you
want, simple scripts, huge programms, etc.

Have to go, good luck
PS: sorry for my english

On 5/25/05, AMOL <amol.sable () capsilon com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> What can be the best scripting language that will allow me to write scripts
> needed for network security purpose.
> It shoul be extensible,can import various libraries,and be able to run on
> multi platforms.
>
> What can be the best option among:
>
> 1>SHELL SCRIPTING
> 2>RUBY
> 3>PERL
>
> What are their strengths and weaknesses.

-- 
Gonzalo Martinez