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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

By : Juned Ahmed Ansari
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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

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By: Juned Ahmed Ansari

Overview of this book

Kali Linux 2.0 is the new generation of the industry-leading BackTrack Linux penetration testing and security auditing Linux distribution. It contains several hundred tools aimed at various information security tasks such as penetration testing, forensics, and reverse engineering. At the beginning of the book, you will be introduced to the concepts of hacking and penetration testing and will get to know about the tools used in Kali Linux 2.0 that relate to web application hacking. Then, you will gain a deep understanding of SQL and command injection flaws and ways to exploit the flaws. Moving on, you will get to know more about scripting and input validation flaws, AJAX, and the security issues related to AJAX. At the end of the book, you will use an automated technique called fuzzing to be able to identify flaws in a web application. Finally, you will understand the web application vulnerabilities and the ways in which they can be exploited using the tools in Kali Linux 2.0.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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5. Attacking the Server Using Injection-based Flaws
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7. Attacking SSL-based Websites
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Index

Secure socket layer


Secure socket layer, or SSL as it is more commonly known, is an encryption protocol to secure communications over the network. Netscape developed the SSL protocol in 1994. In 1999, IETF released the transport layer security protocol superseding the SSL protocol Version 3. SSL is considered insecure because of multiple vulnerabilities identified over the years. The POODLE and BEAST vulnerabilities expose flaws in the SSL protocol itself and hence cannot be fixed with a software patch. Upgrading to TLS is the best way to remediate and secure your applications. The most recent version of TLS is Version 1.2. The recommendation is to always use the latest version of TLS.

Most websites have migrated to and started using the TLS protocol, but the encrypted communication is still referred to as an SSL connection. SSL not only provides confidentiality, but also helps to maintain the integrity of the data and achieve non-repudiation.

Securing the communication between the client...

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