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Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook

You're reading from   Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook Hacking tactics, techniques, and procedures for testing web applications and APIs

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801817332
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Nestor Torres Nestor Torres
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Ahmed Almoailu Ahmed Almoailu
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Ryan Soper Ryan Soper
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Getting Started with OWASP Zed Attack Proxy 2. Chapter 2: Navigating the UI FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Configuring, Crawling, Scanning, and Reporting 4. Chapter 4: Authentication and Authorization Testing 5. Chapter 5: Testing of Session Management 6. Chapter 6: Validating (Data) Inputs – Part 1 7. Chapter 7: Validating (Data) Inputs – Part 2 8. Chapter 8: Business Logic Testing 9. Chapter 9: Client-Side Testing 10. Chapter 10: Advanced Attack Techniques 11. Chapter 11: Advanced Adventures with ZAP 12. Index 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Testing for logout functionality

This recipe focuses on testing the logout mechanism of the website. The logout mechanism is important in applications to terminate active sessions. Some attacks, such as cross-site scripting and CSRF, depend on having an active session present for a user account. Therefore, having well-built and configured logout functionality to terminate active sessions after a predefined time frame or after the user logout can help prevent cross-site scripting and CSRF attacks.

There are three elements that session termination requires and that should be tested for:

  • The first one is a logout function. This usually appears as the logout button on most websites. The button should be present on all pages, and it should be noticeable so that the user cannot miss it when they decide to log out.
  • The second is the session timeout period. The session timeout period specifies the length of the inactivity period before a session is terminated.
  • The third...
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