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Burp Suite Essentials

You're reading from   Burp Suite Essentials Discover the secrets of web application pentesting using Burp Suite, the best tool for the job

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783550111
Length 144 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Akash Mahajan Akash Mahajan
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Burp 2. Configuring Browsers to Proxy through Burp FREE CHAPTER 3. Setting the Scope and Dealing with Upstream Proxies 4. SSL and Other Advanced Settings 5. Using Burp Tools As a Power User – Part 1 6. Using Burp Tools As a Power User – Part 2 7. Searching, Extracting, Pattern Matching, and More 8. Using Engagement Tools and Other Utilities 9. Using Burp Extensions and Writing Your Own 10. Saving Securely, Backing Up, and Other Maintenance Activities 11. Resources, References, and Links Index

Scheduled tasks


There is a scheduled task we can run to save the state. Automatic backups are great, but sometimes, there is more assurance in saving the state at regular intervals to ensure that we do not lose our precious testing work. Take a look at the following screenshot:

As usual, we should save the state for in-scope items on a drive that has ample free disk space:

Based on the amount of scanning, Spidering, and other activities you are doing, you might want to figure out a good time interval to repeat. 60 minutes seems like decent enough time, but you might want to lower or increase this based on your comfort level. Have a look at the following screenshot:

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