Web Application Penetration Testing

  1. Setting Up a Testing Environment
    1. Essential Penetration Testing Tools
      1. Intercepting Proxies
        1. Burp Suite Professional
          1. Proxy Configuration
            1. Scanner Features
              1. Intruder Module
                1. Repeater Functionality
                  1. Extensions and Plugins
                  2. OWASP ZAP
                    1. Active and Passive Scanning
                      1. Fuzzing Capabilities
                        1. API Testing Features
                          1. Scripting and Automation
                          2. Proxy Configuration and SSL Handling
                          3. Network Scanning and Enumeration
                            1. Nmap
                              1. Port Scanning Techniques
                                1. Service Version Detection
                                  1. Script Engine Usage
                                    1. Output Formats
                                    2. Masscan
                                      1. High-Speed Port Scanning
                                      2. Zmap
                                        1. Internet-Wide Scanning
                                      3. Web Application Scanners
                                        1. Nikto
                                          1. Web Server Vulnerability Scanning
                                            1. Plugin Management
                                            2. Dirb and Dirbuster
                                              1. Directory Brute-Forcing
                                                1. Wordlist Management
                                                2. Gobuster
                                                  1. Fast Directory and File Discovery
                                                  2. Wfuzz
                                                    1. Web Application Fuzzing
                                                  3. Exploitation Frameworks
                                                    1. Metasploit Framework
                                                      1. Module Types and Structure
                                                        1. Payload Generation
                                                          1. Post-Exploitation Modules
                                                            1. Custom Module Development
                                                            2. Browser Exploitation Framework
                                                              1. Client-Side Attack Vectors
                                                              2. Social Engineering Toolkit
                                                              3. Specialized Testing Tools
                                                                1. SQLmap
                                                                  1. Automated SQL Injection Testing
                                                                  2. XSStrike
                                                                    1. Cross-Site Scripting Detection
                                                                    2. Commix
                                                                      1. Command Injection Testing
                                                                    3. Technology Fingerprinting
                                                                      1. Wappalyzer
                                                                        1. Technology Stack Detection
                                                                        2. WhatWeb
                                                                          1. Web Application Fingerprinting
                                                                          2. BuiltWith
                                                                            1. Technology Profiling
                                                                        3. Testing Environment Setup
                                                                          1. Virtualization Platforms
                                                                            1. VMware Workstation
                                                                              1. Virtual Machine Configuration
                                                                                1. Network Settings
                                                                                2. VirtualBox
                                                                                  1. Guest Additions
                                                                                    1. Shared Folders
                                                                                    2. Hyper-V
                                                                                      1. Windows-Based Virtualization
                                                                                    3. Containerization Technologies
                                                                                      1. Docker
                                                                                        1. Container Fundamentals
                                                                                          1. Dockerfile Creation
                                                                                            1. Container Orchestration
                                                                                            2. Kubernetes
                                                                                              1. Container Orchestration
                                                                                                1. Security Testing in Clusters
                                                                                              2. Operating System Selection
                                                                                                1. Kali Linux
                                                                                                  1. Pre-installed Security Tools
                                                                                                    1. Tool Updates and Management
                                                                                                    2. Parrot Security OS
                                                                                                      1. Privacy-Focused Testing
                                                                                                      2. BlackArch Linux
                                                                                                        1. Penetration Testing Distribution
                                                                                                      3. Network Configuration
                                                                                                        1. Isolated Testing Networks
                                                                                                          1. VLAN Segmentation
                                                                                                            1. NAT and Bridged Networking
                                                                                                          2. Vulnerable Application Deployment
                                                                                                            1. Intentionally Vulnerable Applications
                                                                                                              1. OWASP WebGoat
                                                                                                                1. Lesson-Based Learning
                                                                                                                  1. Vulnerability Categories
                                                                                                                  2. Damn Vulnerable Web Application
                                                                                                                    1. Security Level Configuration
                                                                                                                      1. Vulnerability Examples
                                                                                                                      2. OWASP Juice Shop
                                                                                                                        1. Modern Web Application Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                          1. Challenge-Based Learning
                                                                                                                          2. Mutillidae
                                                                                                                            1. OWASP Top 10 Coverage
                                                                                                                            2. bWAPP
                                                                                                                              1. Comprehensive Vulnerability Set
                                                                                                                            3. Cloud-Based Testing Environments
                                                                                                                              1. AWS Security Testing
                                                                                                                                1. Azure Penetration Testing
                                                                                                                                  1. Google Cloud Security Assessment
                                                                                                                                  2. Custom Application Deployment
                                                                                                                                    1. Application Server Configuration
                                                                                                                                      1. Database Setup
                                                                                                                                        1. Dependency Management

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