While some attacks get a lot of press and glory, the trust relationships that drive society's reliance on the web are paramount. Attacks on these trust mechanisms are very concerning given that they often leave users and application developers unaware of the compromise. Many of the other threats covered in this book and represented on the OWASP Top 10 are something that the web application's owners can control or have in their power to remediate. Cryptographic or PKI-based attacks, however, involve other aspects outside their realm, such as the certificate authority's integrity, the network's tolerance for ARP injections, and the integrity of local area networks outside the application's own domain. In the case of attacks such as Heartbleed and POODLE, even the software relied upon to deliver these services can be guilty of the ultimate compromise...
Mastering Kali Linux for Web Penetration Testing
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Overview of this book
You will start by delving into some common web application architectures in use, both in private and public cloud instances. You will also learn about the most common frameworks for testing, such as OWASP OGT version 4, and how to use them to guide your efforts. In the next section, you will be introduced to web pentesting with core tools and you will also see how to make web applications more secure through rigorous penetration tests using advanced features in open source tools. The book will then show you how to better hone your web pentesting skills in safe environments that can ensure low-risk experimentation with the powerful tools and features in Kali Linux that go beyond a typical script-kiddie approach. After establishing how to test these powerful tools safely, you will understand how to better identify vulnerabilities, position and deploy exploits, compromise authentication and authorization, and test the resilience and exposure applications possess.
By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with the web service architecture to identify and evade various protection mechanisms that are used on the Web today. You will leave this book with a greater mastery of essential test techniques needed to verify the secure design, development, and operation of your customers' web applications.
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Mastering Kali Linux for Web Penetration Testing
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Common Web Applications and Architectures
Guidelines for Preparation and Testing
Stalking Prey Through Target Recon
Scanning for Vulnerabilities with Arachni
Proxy Operations with OWASP ZAP and Burp Suite
Infiltrating Sessions via Cross-Site Scripting
Injection and Overflow Testing
Exploiting Trust Through Cryptography Testing
Stress Testing Authentication and Session Management
Launching Client-Side Attacks
Breaking the Application Logic
Educating the Customer and Finishing Up
Customer Reviews