Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Kali Linux Web Penetration Testing Cookbook

You're reading from   Kali Linux Web Penetration Testing Cookbook Over 80 recipes on how to identify, exploit, and test web application security with Kali Linux 2

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2016
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781784392918
Length 296 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
Gilberto Najera-Gutierrez Gilberto Najera-Gutierrez
Author Profile Icon Gilberto Najera-Gutierrez
Gilberto Najera-Gutierrez
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Setting Up Kali Linux FREE CHAPTER 2. Reconnaissance 3. Crawlers and Spiders 4. Finding Vulnerabilities 5. Automated Scanners 6. Exploitation – Low Hanging Fruits 7. Advanced Exploitation 8. Man in the Middle Attacks 9. Client-Side Attacks and Social Engineering 10. Mitigation of OWASP Top 10 Index

Introduction

A penetration test can be performed using different approaches, such as Black, Grey, and White box. A Black box test is performed when the testing team doesn't have any previous information about the application to test other than the URL of the server. A White box test is performed when the team has all the information about the target, its infrastructure, software versions, test users, development information, and so on; a Gray box test is intermediate to the Black and White box tests.

For both Black and Gray box tests, a reconnaissance phase is necessary for the testing team to discover the information that is usually provided by the application's owner in a White box approach.

We are going to follow the Black box approach, as it is the one that covers all the steps an external attacker takes to gain enough information in order to compromise certain functions of the application or server.

As a part of every reconnaissance phase in a web penetration test, we will...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at £16.99/month. Cancel anytime