Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux - Third Edition : Explore the methods and tools of ethical hacking with Kali Linux, 3rd Edition.

This book covers everything you need to set up a Kali Linux lab, the latest generation of the BackTrack Linux penetration testing and security auditing Linux distribution. Learn how to use the hundred tools Kali Linux has so you can manage security tasks such as penetration testing, forensics, and r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nájera-Gutiérrez, Gilberto
Otros Autores: Ansari, Juned Ahmed
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2018.
Edición:3rd ed.
Temas:
Penetration testing.
Web programming.
Computer networking & communications.
Network security.
Computers > Web > Web Programming.
Computers > System Administration > Linux & UNIX Administration.
Computers > Networking > Security.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Dedication; Packt Upsell; 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 applicationsReasons to guard against attacks on web applications; Kali 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 designWeb services; Introducing SOAP and REST web services; HTTP methods in web services; XML and JSON; AJAX; Building blocks of AJAX; The AJAX workflow; HTML5; WebSockets; Summary; 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 interceptionModifying requests on the fly; Burp 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; Summary; Chapter 3: Reconnaissance and Profiling the Web Server; Reconnaissance.
  • Passive reconnaissance versus active reconnaissanceInformation gathering; Domain registration details; Whois â#x80;#x93; 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; theHarvester; Maltego; Recon-ng â#x80;#x93; a framework for information gathering; Domain enumeration using Recon-ng; Sub-level and top-level domain enumeration; Reporting modules; Scanning â#x80;#x93; probing the target.

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