Improving your Penetration Testing Skills strengthen your defense against web attacks with Kali Linux and Metasploit
Whether it's exploiting server vulnerabilities and attacking client systems, or compromising mobile phones and installing backdoors, this Learning Path will guide you through all this and more to improve your defense against online attacks. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll have the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Birmingham
Packt Publishing
2019
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Reasons to guard against attacks on web applicationsKali Linux; A web application overview for penetration testers; HTTP protocol; Knowing an HTTP request and response; The request header; The response header; HTTP methods; The GET method; The POST method; The HEAD method; The TRACE method; The PUT and DELETE methods; The OPTIONS method; Keeping sessions in HTTP; Cookies; Cookie flow between server and client; Persistent and nonpersistent cookies; Cookie parameters; HTML data in HTTP response; The server-side code; Multilayer web application; Three-layer web application design; Web services
- Domain registration detailsWhois
- extracting domain information; Identifying related hosts using DNS; Zone transfer using dig; DNS enumeration; DNSEnum; Fierce; DNSRecon; Brute force DNS records using Nmap; Using search engines and public sites to gather information; Google dorks; Shodan; the Harvester; Maltego; Recon-ng
- a framework for information gathering; Domain enumeration using Recon-ng; Sub-level and top-level domain enumeration; Reporting modules; Scanning
- probing the target; Port scanning using Nmap; Different options for port scan; Evading firewalls and IPS using Nmap
- Introducing SOAP and REST web servicesHTTP methods in web services; XML and JSON; AJAX; Building blocks of AJAX; The AJAX workflow; HTML5; WebSockets; Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Lab with Kali Linux; Kali Linux; Latest improvements in Kali Linux; Installing Kali Linux; Virtualizing Kali Linux versus installing it on physical hardware; Installing on VirtualBox; Creating the virtual machine; Installing the system; Important tools in Kali Linux; CMS & Framework Identification; WPScan; JoomScan; CMSmap; Web Application Proxies; Burp Proxy; Customizing client interception
- Modifying requests on the flyBurp Proxy with HTTPS websites; Zed Attack Proxy; ProxyStrike; Web Crawlers and Directory Bruteforce; DIRB; DirBuster; Uniscan; Web Vulnerability Scanners; Nikto; w3af; Skipfish; Other tools; OpenVAS; Database exploitation; Web application fuzzers; Using Tor for penetration testing; Vulnerable applications and servers to practice on; OWASP Broken Web Applications; Hackazon; Web Security Dojo; Other resources; Chapter 3: Reconnaissance and Profiling the Web Server; Reconnaissance; Passive reconnaissance versus active reconnaissance; Information gathering
- Cover; FM; Copyright; About Packt; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Penetration Testing and Web Applications; Proactive security testing; Different testing methodologies; Ethical hacking; Penetration testing; Vulnerability assessment; Security audits; Considerations when performing penetration testing; Rules of Engagement; The type and scope of testing; Client contact details; Client IT team notifications; Sensitive data handling; Status meeting and reports; The limitations of penetration testing; The need for testing web applications