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Python Web Penetration Testing Cookbook

By : Benjamin May, Cameron Buchanan, Andrew Mabbitt, Dave Mound, Terry Ip
Book Image

Python Web Penetration Testing Cookbook

By: Benjamin May, Cameron Buchanan, Andrew Mabbitt, Dave Mound, Terry Ip

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Python Web Penetration Testing Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Introduction


Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the process of gathering information from Open (overt) sources. When it comes to testing a web application, that might seem a strange thing to do. However, a great deal of information can be learned about a particular website before even touching it. You might be able to find out what server-side language the website is written in, the underpinning framework, or even its credentials. Learning to use APIs and scripting these tasks can make the bulk of the gathering phase a lot easier.

In this chapter, we will look at a few of the ways we can use Python to leverage the power of APIs to gain insight into our target.