Kali Linux Web Penetration Testing Cookbook

Over 80 recipes on how to identify, exploit, and test web application security with Kali Linux 2

Key Features

• Familiarize yourself with the most common web vulnerabilities a web application faces, and understand how attackers take advantage of them
• Set up a penetration testing lab to conduct a preliminary assessment of attack surfaces and run exploits
• Learn how to prevent vulnerabilities in web applications before an attacker can make the most of it

Book Description

What you will learn

• Set up a penetration testing laboratory in a secure way
• Find out what information is useful to gather when performing penetration tests and where to look for it
• Use crawlers and spiders to investigate an entire website in minutes
• Discover security vulnerabilities in web applications in the web browser and using command-line tools
• Improve your testing efficiency with the use of automated vulnerability scanners
• Exploit vulnerabilities that require a complex setup, run custom-made exploits, and prepare for extraordinary scenarios
• Set up Man in the Middle attacks and use them to identify and exploit security flaws within the communication between users and the web server
• Create a malicious site that will find and exploit vulnerabilities in the user s web browser
• Repair the most common web vulnerabilities and understand how to prevent them becoming a threat to a site s security

Who this book is for

This book is for IT professionals, web developers, security enthusiasts, and security professionals who want an accessible reference on how to find, exploit, and prevent security vulnerabilities in web applications. You should know the basics of operating a Linux environment and have some exposure to security technologies and tools.