Skills Development Thick Client Security Testing

Thick Client Security Testing

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This skill enables authorized security testing of desktop thick clients. It focuses on local storage, update channels, IPC, traffic interception, and client-side trust-boundary review. Techniques include reverse engineering, network analysis, and vulnerability assessment for C/S architectures like Electron or .NET.
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Overview

⚠️ AUTHORIZED USE ONLY This skill is for educational purposes or authorized security assessments only. You must have explicit, written permission from the system owner before using this tool. Misuse of this tool is illegal and strictly prohibited.

Mandatory confirmation gate Before running any command that probes, exploits, changes, persists on, extracts data from, or attempts credential access against a target:

  1. Ask the user to state the exact target URL, IP, account, or resource.
  2. Ask the user to confirm written authorization and the permitted scope.
  3. Show the exact command(s) and explain their expected effect.
  4. Wait for explicit confirmation in the current conversation.

Without that confirmation, remain read-only and provide defensive guidance only. Prefer a sandbox, disposable VM, or controlled lab.

Thick Client Security Testing

When to Use

  • Assessing a desktop application's security posture.
  • Checking whether client-side trust decisions can be subverted.

适用场景

  • C/S 架构客户端、Electron/Qt/.NET WinForms/WPF
  • 本地配置/凭证存储、IPC、命名管道
  • 客户端强制校验绕过研究(授权)
  • 自动更新通道与代码签名验证

工作流

1. 建边界

□ 进程树、子进程、驱动/服务
□ 监听端口与出站域名
□ 本地敏感路径:%APPDATA%、Keychain、注册表

2. 本地攻击面

□ 明文配置、硬编码密钥、调试开关
□ DLL 劫持/搜索顺序(Windows)
□ 数据库文件(SQLite)权限与加密
□ IPC:谁可连接?是否鉴权?

3. 网络面

□ 系统代理 / 应用自定义 TLS
□ 证书钉扎 → 联合 mobile/js 方法学或 Frida
□ API 越权:客户端隐藏的管理接口

4. 逆向验证

□ .NET → dotnet-reverse;原生 → ida/ghidra;Electron → asar + js-reverse

工具链

工具 用途
Process Monitor / API Monitor 行为
Burp / mitmproxy 流量
dnSpy / IDA / Ghidra 逆向
Sysinternals Windows 面
asar / nexe 检测 Electron

参考

  • references/thick-client-checklist.md
  • ../dotnet-reverse/ ../ida-reverse/ ../js-reverse/ ../api-security/

路由上下文

上游: MASTER R32
下游: 纯协议 protocol-reverse;供应链更新 supply-chain-security

任务完成自检

  • 是否画出信任边界?
  • 本地+网络面是否都覆盖?
  • Checklist?

Limitations

  • .NET/Java clients need framework-specific tooling.
  • Server-side enforcement gaps found client-side still need server confirmation.

Adapted from zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill (MIT).

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Category Development
Name thick-client
Version v20260928
Size 2.44KB
Updated At 2026-09-29
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