Название: Hands-on Penetration Testing for Web Applications
Автор: Richa Gupta
Издательство: BPB Publications
Год: 2021
Формат: epub
Страниц: 310
Размер: 11.5 Mb
Язык: English

Hands-on Penetration Testing for Web Applications offers readers with knowledge and skillset to identify, exploit and control the security vulnerabilities present in commercial web applications including online banking, mobile payments and e-commerce applications.
We begin with exposure to modern application vulnerabilities present in web applications. You will learn and gradually practice the core concepts of penetration testing and OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities including injection, broken authentication and access control, security misconfigurations and cross-site scripting (XSS). You will then gain advanced skillset by exploring the methodology of security testing and how to work around security testing as a true security professional. This book also brings cutting-edge coverage on exploiting and detecting vulnerabilities such as authentication flaws, session flaws, access control flaws, input validation flaws etc. You will discover an end-to-end implementation of tools such as nmap, burp suite, and wireshark. You will then learn to practice how to execute web application intrusion testing in automated testing tools and also to analyze vulnerabilities and threats present in the source codes.
By the end of this book, you will gain in-depth knowledge of web application testing framework and strong proficiency in exploring and building high secured web applications.
What you will learn
Complete overview of concepts of web penetration testing.
Learn to secure against OWASP TOP 10 web vulnerabilities.
Discover security flaws in your web application using most popular tools like nmap and wireshark.
Learn to respond modern automated cyber attacks with the help of expert-led tips and tricks.