Function _setHTTPUserAgent

lib/core/option.py:1443–1500

Set the HTTP User-Agent header. Depending on the user options it can be: * The default sqlmap string * A default value read as user option * A random value read from a list of User-Agent headers from a file choosed as user option

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        conf.httpHeaders.append((HTTP_HEADER.CACHE_CONTROL, "no-cache"))

def _setHTTPUserAgent():
    """
    Set the HTTP User-Agent header.
    Depending on the user options it can be:

        * The default sqlmap string
        * A default value read as user option
        * A random value read from a list of User-Agent headers from a
          file choosed as user option
    """

    debugMsg = "setting the HTTP User-Agent header"
    logger.debug(debugMsg)

    if conf.mobile:
        if conf.randomAgent:
            _ = random.sample([_[1] for _ in getPublicTypeMembers(MOBILES, True)], 1)[0]
            conf.httpHeaders.append((HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT, _))
        else:
            message = "which smartphone do you want sqlmap to imitate "
            message += "through HTTP User-Agent header?\n"
            items = sorted(getPublicTypeMembers(MOBILES, True))

            for count in xrange(len(items)):
                item = items[count]
                message += "[%d] %s%s\n" % (count + 1, item[0], " (default)" if item == MOBILES.IPHONE else "")

            test = readInput(message.rstrip('\n'), default=items.index(MOBILES.IPHONE) + 1)

            try:
                item = items[int(test) - 1]
            except:
                item = MOBILES.IPHONE

            conf.httpHeaders.append((HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT, item[1]))

    elif conf.agent:
        conf.httpHeaders.append((HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT, conf.agent))

    elif not conf.randomAgent:
        _ = True

        for header, _ in conf.httpHeaders:
            if header.upper() == HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT.upper():
                _ = False
                break

        if _:
            conf.httpHeaders.append((HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT, DEFAULT_USER_AGENT))

    else:
        userAgent = fetchRandomAgent()

        infoMsg = "fetched random HTTP User-Agent header value '%s' from " % userAgent
        infoMsg += "file '%s'" % paths.USER_AGENTS
        logger.info(infoMsg)

        conf.httpHeaders.append((HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT, userAgent))