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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

You're reading from   Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux Testing web security is best done through simulating an attack. Kali Linux lets you do this to professional standards and this is the book you need to be fully up-to-speed with this powerful open-source toolkit.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782163169
Length 342 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Penetration Testing and Setup FREE CHAPTER 2. Reconnaissance 3. Server-side Attacks 4. Client-side Attacks 5. Attacking Authentication 6. Web Attacks 7. Defensive Countermeasures 8. Penetration Test Executive Report Index

Exploitation


If a Penetration Tester invests the proper time and resources during the Reconnaissance of a target, the Penetration Tester should end up with a list of targets with possible vulnerabilities. The next step is prioritizing each target's value to your mission, approximating the level of effort required to exploit potential vulnerabilities, and judging the associated risk with performing the attack. The vulnerability and exploitation available in Kali are ideal for identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities found during the Reconnaissance of web application servers.

Metasploit

The Metasploit framework is one of the most popular tools for exploiting server-side attacks. It is considered one of the most useful tools for Penetration Testers. HD Moore created it in 2003. It is used as a legitimate Penetration Testing tool, as well as a tool used by attackers to conduct unauthorized exploitation of systems.

There are a plenty of sources dedicated to teaching how to use the Metasploit framework...

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