Cat Meanings: Automation

These are simple Ruby scripts that interact with the Cat Meanings website for the purpose of teaching n00bs how to steal cookies (as part of a class about malicious hacking).

For them to work, you will need to install the Ruby Gem called mechanize. You probably already have Ruby installed, so just run this:

gem install mechanize

To actually run these scripts, add your Cat Meanings username & password to your ENV, and then use Ruby to run whichever file you want. Here's how to run the first one:

export CATMEANINGS_USERNAME=your@catmeanings.emailaddress
export CATMEANINGS_PASSWORD=aPasswordYouWouldNeverActuallyUse
ruby browsing_loop.rb

To stop a script once it's running, hit ctrl-C (^C).

You should read both of these scripts. They're super easy to understand.