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Mastering Kali Linux for Web Penetration Testing

You're reading from   Mastering Kali Linux for Web Penetration Testing The ultimate defense against complex organized threats and attacks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784395070
Length 338 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Michael McPhee Michael McPhee
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Preface 1. Common Web Applications and Architectures FREE CHAPTER 2. Guidelines for Preparation and Testing 3. Stalking Prey Through Target Recon 4. Scanning for Vulnerabilities with Arachni 5. Proxy Operations with OWASP ZAP and Burp Suite 6. Infiltrating Sessions via Cross-Site Scripting 7. Injection and Overflow Testing 8. Exploiting Trust Through Cryptography Testing 9. Stress Testing Authentication and Session Management 10. Launching Client-Side Attacks 11. Breaking the Application Logic 12. Educating the Customer and Finishing Up

Taking it to a new level with Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP is a great open source introduction to proxy-based scanning and fuzzing. That being said, most testers have already found that additional tools are necessary to carry out a complete test, for reasons like having the ability to cover more input vectors, cover additional content types like Flash and Webservice vulnerabilities, and automate more report and audit processes. More can be learned about the many toolsets at SecToolMarket.com (http://www.sectoolmarket.com/price-and-feature-comparison-of-web-application-scanners-unified-list.html ). The effort to coordinate with outside toolsets to complete anything more than a small penetration test is more trouble that is worth. A large number of newer proxy-based Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) frameworks have sprung up to answer the call. These solutions range from free...

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