Web Application Penetration Testing

  1. Information Gathering and Application Mapping
    1. Passive Reconnaissance Techniques
      1. Search Engine Intelligence
        1. Google Dorking
          1. Site-Specific Searches
            1. File Type Searches
              1. Sensitive Information Discovery
                1. Cache and Archive Searches
                2. Bing and Alternative Search Engines
                  1. Specialized Search Engines
                  2. Domain and Infrastructure Intelligence
                    1. WHOIS Database Queries
                      1. DNS Record Analysis
                        1. A Records
                          1. AAAA Records
                            1. MX Records
                              1. TXT Records
                                1. CNAME Records
                                2. Subdomain Enumeration
                                  1. Certificate Transparency Logs
                                    1. DNS Brute-Forcing
                                      1. Search Engine Subdomain Discovery
                                    2. Social Media and Public Information
                                      1. LinkedIn Intelligence Gathering
                                        1. GitHub and Code Repository Analysis
                                          1. Exposed Credentials
                                            1. Configuration Files
                                              1. API Keys and Secrets
                                              2. Job Posting Analysis
                                                1. Company Website Analysis
                                                2. Third-Party Intelligence Sources
                                                  1. Shodan Database Queries
                                                    1. Censys Search Engine
                                                      1. Have I Been Pwned Database
                                                        1. Threat Intelligence Platforms
                                                      2. Active Reconnaissance Techniques
                                                        1. Network Discovery
                                                          1. Host Discovery Techniques
                                                            1. Port Scanning Methodologies
                                                              1. TCP Connect Scans
                                                                1. SYN Stealth Scans
                                                                  1. UDP Scans
                                                                    1. Timing and Performance Optimization
                                                                    2. Service Version Detection
                                                                      1. Operating System Fingerprinting
                                                                      2. DNS Enumeration
                                                                        1. Zone Transfer Attempts
                                                                          1. DNS Cache Snooping
                                                                            1. Reverse DNS Lookups
                                                                              1. DNS Tunneling Detection
                                                                              2. Web Server Fingerprinting
                                                                                1. HTTP Header Analysis
                                                                                  1. Error Page Fingerprinting
                                                                                    1. Default File Detection
                                                                                      1. Server Response Timing
                                                                                      2. SSL/TLS Certificate Analysis
                                                                                        1. Certificate Chain Validation
                                                                                          1. Cipher Suite Analysis
                                                                                            1. Protocol Version Testing
                                                                                              1. Certificate Transparency Monitoring
                                                                                            2. Application Content Discovery
                                                                                              1. Manual Application Exploration
                                                                                                1. Form Identification
                                                                                                  1. Parameter Discovery
                                                                                                    1. Functionality Enumeration
                                                                                                    2. Automated Content Discovery
                                                                                                      1. Web Crawling and Spidering
                                                                                                        1. Crawler Configuration
                                                                                                          1. Authentication Handling
                                                                                                            1. JavaScript Rendering
                                                                                                            2. Directory and File Enumeration
                                                                                                              1. Wordlist Selection
                                                                                                                1. Recursive Scanning
                                                                                                                  1. Extension-Based Discovery
                                                                                                                2. Hidden Content Identification
                                                                                                                  1. Robots.txt Analysis
                                                                                                                    1. Sitemap.xml Examination
                                                                                                                      1. Comment and Metadata Analysis
                                                                                                                        1. Backup File Discovery
                                                                                                                          1. Development and Test Files
                                                                                                                          2. API Endpoint Discovery
                                                                                                                            1. REST API Enumeration
                                                                                                                              1. GraphQL Schema Introspection
                                                                                                                                1. SOAP Service Discovery
                                                                                                                                  1. API Documentation Analysis
                                                                                                                                2. Attack Surface Analysis
                                                                                                                                  1. Input Vector Identification
                                                                                                                                    1. Form Parameters
                                                                                                                                      1. URL Parameters
                                                                                                                                        1. HTTP Headers
                                                                                                                                          1. File Upload Points
                                                                                                                                          2. Authentication Mechanism Analysis
                                                                                                                                            1. Login Functionality
                                                                                                                                              1. Password Reset Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                1. Multi-Factor Authentication
                                                                                                                                                  1. Single Sign-On Integration
                                                                                                                                                  2. Session Management Assessment
                                                                                                                                                    1. Session Token Analysis
                                                                                                                                                      1. Session Lifecycle
                                                                                                                                                        1. Concurrent Session Handling
                                                                                                                                                        2. Business Logic Mapping
                                                                                                                                                          1. Workflow Identification
                                                                                                                                                            1. State Transition Analysis
                                                                                                                                                              1. Access Control Boundaries
                                                                                                                                                                1. Data Flow Mapping
                                                                                                                                                                2. Technology Stack Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Framework Identification
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Third-Party Component Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Version Information Gathering
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Known Vulnerability Research

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                                                                                                                                                                    6. Server-Side Vulnerabilities