Using Burp Suite Decoder

When working with web application traffic, you will frequently notice content that is encoded for obfuscation or functionality reasons. Burp Suite Decoder allows request and response content to be decoded or encoded as needed. In this recipe, we will discuss how to encode and decode content using the Burp Suite Decoder.

Getting ready

To use Burp Suite to perform web application analysis against a target, you will need to have a remote system that is running one or more web applications. In the examples provided, an instance of Metasploitable2 is used to perform this task. Metasploitable2 has several preinstalled vulnerable web applications running on TCP port 80. For more information on setting up Metasploitable2, refer to the Installing Metasploitable2 recipe in Chapter 1, Getting Started, of this book. Additionally, your web browser will need to be configured to proxy web traffic through a local instance of Burp Suite. For more information on setting up your browser...