Python Web Penetration Testing Cookbook: Over 60 indispensable Python recipes to ensure you always have the right code on hand for web application testing
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- Enumerate users on web apps through Python
- Develop complicated headerbased attacks through Python
- Deliver multiple XSS strings and check their execution success
- Handle outputs from multiple tools and create attractive reports
- Create PHP pages that test scripts and tools
- Identify parameters and URLs vulnerable to Directory Traversal
- Replicate existing tool functionality in Python
- Create basic dialback Python scripts using reverse shells and basic Python PoC malware
This book is for testers looking for quick access to powerful, modern tools and customizable scripts to kick-start the creation of their own Python web penetration testing toolbox.
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About the author
Cameron Buchanan is a penetration tester by trade and a writer in his spare time. He has performed penetration tests around the world for a variety of clients across many industries. Previously, Cameron was a member of the RAF. In his spare time, he enjoys doing stupid things, such as trying to make things fly, getting electrocuted, and dunking himself in freezing cold water. He is married and lives in London.
Terry Ip is a security consultant. After nearly a decade of learning how to support IT infrastructure, he decided that it would be much more fun learning how to break it instead. He is married and lives in Buckinghamshire, where he tends to his chickens.
Andrew Mabbitt is a penetration tester living in London, UK. He spends his time beating down networks, mentoring, and helping newbies break into the industry. In his free time, he loves to travel, break things, and master the art of sarcasm.
Benjamin May is a security test engineer from Cambridge. He studied computing for business at Aston University. With a background in software testing, he recently combined this with his passion for security to create a new role in his current company. He has a broad interest in security across all aspects of the technology field, from reverse engineering embedded devices to hacking with Python and participating in CTFs. He is a husband and a father.
