Using Burp Suite and proxy settings

Think of a proxy as a mediator – a middleman that stands between your device, be it a laptop or a smartphone, and the website or service you’re trying to access. Rather than directly reaching out to a website, your device converses with this mediator, which then retrieves the data for you.

Burp Suite stands out as a robust solution tailored to boost application security. It transforms the repetitive task of manual security checks into an automated, efficient process, dramatically speeding up and enhancing the accuracy of vulnerability detection.

Portswigger is behind the genius of Burp Suite, tirelessly refining it to perfection. Two editions of Burp Suite are designed to cater to different audiences – the Community Edition and the Professional Edition. To ensure you can benefit from the knowledge in this book, whether you have the resources to purchase the Professional edition of Burp Suite, we’ve designed this...