Web Application Penetration Testing

  1. Foundational Web Technologies
    1. The Client-Server Model
      1. Client Role and Responsibilities
        1. Server Role and Responsibilities
          1. Request-Response Cycle
            1. Stateless vs Stateful Protocols
            2. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
              1. HTTP Fundamentals
                1. Protocol Versions
                  1. Connection Management
                    1. Message Format
                    2. HTTP Requests and Responses
                      1. Structure of HTTP Requests
                        1. Structure of HTTP Responses
                          1. Message Headers and Body
                          2. HTTP Methods
                            1. GET
                              1. POST
                                1. PUT
                                  1. DELETE
                                    1. PATCH
                                      1. OPTIONS
                                        1. HEAD
                                          1. TRACE
                                            1. CONNECT
                                            2. HTTP Headers
                                              1. Request Headers
                                                1. Response Headers
                                                  1. Custom Headers
                                                  2. Status Codes
                                                    1. Informational Responses
                                                      1. Successful Responses
                                                        1. Redirection Messages
                                                          1. Client Error Responses
                                                            1. Server Error Responses
                                                            2. HTTPS and Transport Layer Security
                                                              1. TLS Handshake Process
                                                                1. Certificate Validation
                                                                  1. Cipher Suites
                                                                    1. Perfect Forward Secrecy
                                                                  2. Cookies and Session Management
                                                                    1. Session Management
                                                                      1. Session Identifiers
                                                                        1. Session Storage Mechanisms
                                                                          1. Session Expiry and Invalidation
                                                                            1. Session Regeneration
                                                                          2. Web Architecture Components
                                                                            1. Web Servers
                                                                              1. Apache HTTP Server
                                                                                1. Nginx
                                                                                  1. Microsoft IIS
                                                                                    1. Server Configuration Files
                                                                                      1. Virtual Hosts
                                                                                      2. Application Servers
                                                                                        1. Role in Web Applications
                                                                                          1. Java Application Servers
                                                                                            1. .NET Application Servers
                                                                                              1. Python WSGI Servers
                                                                                              2. Databases
                                                                                                1. Relational Database Management Systems
                                                                                                  1. NoSQL Databases
                                                                                                    1. Database Connection Pooling
                                                                                                      1. Object-Relational Mapping
                                                                                                      2. Proxies and Load Balancers
                                                                                                        1. Forward Proxies
                                                                                                          1. Reverse Proxies
                                                                                                            1. Load Balancing Algorithms
                                                                                                              1. Health Checks and Failover
                                                                                                              2. Content Delivery Networks
                                                                                                                1. CDN Architecture
                                                                                                                  1. Caching Strategies
                                                                                                                    1. Edge Servers
                                                                                                                  2. Common Web Languages and Frameworks
                                                                                                                    1. Client-Side Technologies
                                                                                                                      1. HTML Structure and Semantics
                                                                                                                        1. CSS Styling and Layout
                                                                                                                          1. JavaScript Programming
                                                                                                                            1. Client-Side Frameworks
                                                                                                                            2. Server-Side Languages
                                                                                                                              1. PHP
                                                                                                                                1. Python
                                                                                                                                  1. Java
                                                                                                                                    1. C# and .NET
                                                                                                                                      1. Node.js
                                                                                                                                        1. Ruby
                                                                                                                                        2. Web Application Frameworks
                                                                                                                                          1. Model-View-Controller Architecture
                                                                                                                                            1. Django
                                                                                                                                              1. Ruby on Rails
                                                                                                                                                1. Express.js
                                                                                                                                                  1. ASP.NET
                                                                                                                                                    1. Spring Framework
                                                                                                                                                    2. Template Engines
                                                                                                                                                      1. Server-Side Templating
                                                                                                                                                        1. Client-Side Templating
                                                                                                                                                          1. Template Injection Risks

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