monkey/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

[Unreleased]

Added

• PostgreSQL fingerprinter. #892
• A runtime-configurable option to specify a data directory where runtime configuration and other artifacts can be stored. #994
• Scripts to build an AppImage for Monkey Island. #1069, #1090, #1136
• log_level option to server config. #1151
• A ransomware simulation payload. #1238
• The capability for a user to specify their own SSL certificate. #1208

Changed

• server_config.json can be selected at runtime. #963
• Logger configuration can be selected at runtime. #971
• mongo_key.bin file location can be selected at runtime. #994
• Monkey agents are stored in the configurable data_dir when monkey is "run from the island". #997
• Reformated all code using black. #1070
• Sorted all imports usind isort. #1081
• Addressed all flake8 issues. #1071
• Use pipenv for python dependency management. #1091
• Moved unit tests to a dedicated tests/ directory to improve pytest collection time. #1102
• Default BB test suite behavior: if --run-performance-tests flag is not specified, performance tests are skipped.
• Zerologon exploiter writes runtime artifacts to a secure temporary directory instead of $HOME. #1143
• Authentication mechanism to use bcrypt on server side. #1139
• server_config.json puts environment config options in a separate section named "environment". #1161
• BlackBox tests can now register if they are ran on a fresh installation. #1180
• Improved the structure of unit tests by scoping fixtures only to relevant modules instead of having a one huge fixture file, improved and renamed the directory structure of unit tests and unit test infrastructure. #1178
• MongoDb now gets launched by the Island via python. #1148
• Create/check data directory on Island init. #1170
• The formatting of some log messages to make them more readable. #1283

Removed

• Relevant dead code as reported by Vulture. #1149
• Island logger config and --logger-config CLI option. #1151

Fixed

• Attempted to delete a directory when monkey config reset was called. #1054
• An errant space in the windows commands to run monkey manually. #1153

Security

• Address minor issues discovered by Dlint. #1075
• Generate random passwords when creating a new user (create user PBA, ms08_67 exploit). #1174
• Implemented configuration encryption/decryption. #1189, #1204
• Create local custom PBA directory with secure permissions. #1270
• Create encryption key file for MongoDB with secure permissions. #1232