Stegcracker

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Comprehensive stegcracker commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
stegcracker --version	Show stegcracker version
stegcracker --help	Display help information
stegcracker init	Initialize stegcracker in current directory
stegcracker status	Check current status
stegcracker list	List available options
stegcracker info	Display system information
stegcracker config	Show configuration settings
stegcracker update	Update to latest version
stegcracker start	Start stegcracker service
stegcracker stop	Stop stegcracker service
stegcracker restart	Restart stegcracker service
stegcracker reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install stegcracker

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/stegcracker/releases/latest/download/stegcracker-linux
chmod +x stegcracker-linux
sudo mv stegcracker-linux /usr/local/bin/stegcracker

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/stegcracker.git
cd stegcracker
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install stegcracker

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install stegcracker

# Manual installation
curl -L -o stegcracker https://github.com/example/stegcracker/releases/latest/download/stegcracker-macos
chmod +x stegcracker
sudo mv stegcracker /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install stegcracker

# Scoop installation
scoop install stegcracker

# Winget installation
winget install stegcracker

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/stegcracker/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
stegcracker config show	Display current configuration
stegcracker config list	List all configuration options
stegcracker config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
stegcracker config get <key>	Get configuration value
stegcracker config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
stegcracker config reset	Reset to default configuration
stegcracker config validate	Validate configuration file
stegcracker config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
stegcracker create <name>

# Read file/resource
stegcracker read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
stegcracker update <name>

# Delete file/resource
stegcracker delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
stegcracker copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
stegcracker move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
stegcracker list --all

# Search for files/resources
stegcracker search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
stegcracker connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
stegcracker listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
stegcracker send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
stegcracker receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
stegcracker ping <host>

# Scan network range
stegcracker scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
stegcracker monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
stegcracker proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
stegcracker start --daemon

# Stop running process
stegcracker stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
stegcracker restart --config <file>

# Check process status
stegcracker status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
stegcracker monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
stegcracker killall

# Show running processes
stegcracker ps

# Manage process priority
stegcracker priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
stegcracker login --user <username>

# Login with API key
stegcracker login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
stegcracker login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
stegcracker logout

# Change password
stegcracker passwd

# Generate new API key
stegcracker generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
stegcracker sessions

# Revoke session
stegcracker revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
stegcracker encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
stegcracker decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
stegcracker keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
stegcracker sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
stegcracker verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
stegcracker hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
stegcracker cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
stegcracker cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
stegcracker monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
stegcracker monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
stegcracker monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
stegcracker monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
stegcracker monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
stegcracker report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
stegcracker alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
stegcracker history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
stegcracker logs

# View logs with filter
stegcracker logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
stegcracker logs --follow

# Set log level
stegcracker logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
stegcracker logs --rotate

# Export logs
stegcracker logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
stegcracker logs --clear

# Archive logs
stegcracker logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if stegcracker is installed
which stegcracker
stegcracker --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall stegcracker
# or
brew reinstall stegcracker

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo stegcracker <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which stegcracker)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/stegcracker

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/stegcracker

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
stegcracker config validate

# Reset to default configuration
stegcracker config reset

# Check configuration file location
stegcracker config show --file

# Backup current configuration
stegcracker config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
stegcracker config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
stegcracker status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u stegcracker

# Start in debug mode
stegcracker start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
stegcracker killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
stegcracker --debug	Enable debug output
stegcracker --verbose	Enable verbose logging
stegcracker --trace	Enable trace logging
stegcracker test	Run built-in tests
stegcracker doctor	Run system health check
stegcracker diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
stegcracker benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
stegcracker validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
stegcracker --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
stegcracker --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
stegcracker --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
stegcracker --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
stegcracker cache clear

# Show cache statistics
stegcracker cache stats

# Optimize performance
stegcracker optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
stegcracker metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
stegcracker --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
stegcracker --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
stegcracker --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
stegcracker queue add <item>
stegcracker queue process
stegcracker queue status
stegcracker queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using stegcracker

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="stegcracker.log"

# Check if stegcracker is available
if ! command -v stegcracker &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: stegcracker is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting stegcracker operation"

    if stegcracker --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    stegcracker cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
STEGCRACKER_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.stegcracker/config.yaml
STEGCRACKER_HOME	Home directory	~/.stegcracker
STEGCRACKER_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
STEGCRACKER_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.stegcracker/logs/stegcracker.log
STEGCRACKER_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.stegcracker/cache
STEGCRACKER_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.stegcracker/data
STEGCRACKER_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
STEGCRACKER_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.stegcracker/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.stegcracker/logs/stegcracker.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.stegcracker/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize stegcracker
stegcracker init

# 2. Configure basic settings
stegcracker config set host example.com
stegcracker config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
stegcracker start

# 4. Check status
stegcracker status

# 5. Perform operations
stegcracker run --target example.com

# 6. View results
stegcracker results

# 7. Stop service
stegcracker stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
stegcracker run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
stegcracker monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
stegcracker report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated stegcracker workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    stegcracker \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
stegcracker report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

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• Git - Complementary functionality
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• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub