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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

You're reading from   Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition Build your defense against web attacks with Kali Linux 2.0

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
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ISBN-13 9781783988525
Length 312 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to Penetration Testing and Web Applications 2. Setting up Your Lab with Kali Linux FREE CHAPTER 3. Reconnaissance and Profiling the Web Server 4. Major Flaws in Web Applications 5. Attacking the Server Using Injection-based Flaws 6. Exploiting Clients Using XSS and CSRF Flaws 7. Attacking SSL-based Websites 8. Exploiting the Client Using Attack Frameworks 9. AJAX and Web Services – Security Issues 10. Fuzzing Web Applications Index

Summary

This chapter was all about Web 2.0. AJAX and web services have played a very important role in revolutionizing the Internet. We started with AJAX and discussed the building blocks of an AJAX-based application. Then, we looked at security issues that arise due to multiple technologies that work together. We also covered web services that make it different from the usual web application. Next, we discussed the security issues an application may face with the introduction of a web service.

In the next chapter, we will discuss fuzzing and use different fuzzing technique to find out vulnerabilities in web applications.

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