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Python Penetration Testing Essentials

You're reading from   Python Penetration Testing Essentials Techniques for ethical hacking with Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789138962
Length 230 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Mohit Raj Mohit Raj
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Preface 1. Python with Penetration Testing and Networking 2. Scanning Pentesting FREE CHAPTER 3. Sniffing and Penetration Testing 4. Network Attacks and Prevention 5. Wireless Pentesting 6. Honeypot – Building Traps for Attackers 7. Foot Printing a Web Server and a Web Application 8. Client-Side and DDoS Attacks 9. Pentesting SQL and XSS 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Introducing the SQL injection attack

SQL injection is a technique, or you could say, an expert technique, that is used to steal data by taking advantage of a nonvalidated input vulnerability. The method by which a web application works can be seen in the following screenshot:

The method by which a web application works

If our query were not validated, then it would go to the database for execution, and then it might reveal sensitive data or delete data. How data-driven websites work is shown in the preceding screenshot. In this screenshot, we are shown that the client opens the web page on a local computer. The host is connected to a web server via the internet. The preceding screenshot clearly shows the method by which the web application interacts with the database of a web server.

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