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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

Overview of this book

Kali Linux is built for professional penetration testing and security auditing. It is the next-generation of BackTrack, the most popular open-source penetration toolkit in the world. Readers will learn how to think like real attackers, exploit systems, and expose vulnerabilities. Even though web applications are developed in a very secure environment and have an intrusion detection system and firewall in place to detect and prevent any malicious activity, open ports are a pre-requisite for conducting online business. These ports serve as an open door for attackers to attack these applications. As a result, penetration testing becomes essential to test the integrity of web-applications. Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux is a hands-on guide that will give you step-by-step methods on finding vulnerabilities and exploiting web applications. "Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux" looks at the aspects of web penetration testing from the mind of an attacker. It provides real-world, practical step-by-step instructions on how to perform web penetration testing exercises. You will learn how to use network reconnaissance to pick your targets and gather information. Then, you will use server-side attacks to expose vulnerabilities in web servers and their applications. Client attacks will exploit the way end users use web applications and their workstations. You will also learn how to use open source tools to write reports and get tips on how to sell penetration tests and look out for common pitfalls. On the completion of this book, you will have the skills needed to use Kali Linux for web penetration tests and expose vulnerabilities on web applications and clients that access them.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 8. Penetration Test Executive Report

Before we get started, we want to point out this chapter touches on subjects of writing reports, clauses, and agreements. These examples should be used as general guidelines. In no way are we advocating having knowledge or techniques that could be accepted in a legal manner. Despite seven of our Facebook profiles being lawyers, and being fans of Boston Legal, we are no Denny Crane. We recommend when you get serious about developing scopes, agreements, and reports, you seek professional legal help.

Network engineers install networks, programmers create applications, and auditors write. As a network Penetration Tester, you are by default an auditor. Unlike a network engineer who will configure routing protocols, or a programmer who will create an application, your value will be based on your writing. In other words, learn how to write. There is a science and art associated with writing. If you are trying to find a consistent style, the authors of...