Download or read book Mastering Modern Web Penetration Testing written by Prakhar Prasad and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the art of conducting modern pen testing attacks and techniques on your web application before the hacker does!About This Book* This book covers the latest technologies such as Advance XSS, XSRF, SQL Injection, Evading WAFs, XML attack vectors, OAuth 2.0 Security, and more involved in today's web applications.* Penetrate and secure your web application using various techniques.* Get this comprehensive reference guide that provides advanced tricks and tools of the trade for seasoned penetration testers.Who This Book Is ForThis book targets security professionals and penetration testers who want to speed up their modern web application penetrating testing. It will also benefit intermediate-level readers and web developers who need to be aware of the latest application hacking techniques.What You Will Learn* Get to know the new and less-publicized techniques such PHP Object Injection and XML-based vectors.* Work with different security tools to automate most of the redundant tasks.* See different kinds of newly-designed security headers and see how they help to provide security.* Exploit and detect different kinds of XSS vulnerabilities.* Protect your web application using filtering mechanisms.* Understand old school and classic web hacking in depth using SQL Injection, XSS, and CSRF.* Grasp XML-related vulnerabilities and attack vectors such as XXE and DoS using billon laughs/quadratic-blow-up.In DetailWeb penetration testing is a growing, fast-moving, and absolutely critical field in information security. This book executes modern web application attacks and utilises cutting-edge hacking techniques with an enhanced knowledge of web application security.We will cover web hacking techniques so you can explore the attack vectors during penetration tests. The book encompasses the latest technologies such as OAuth 2.0, evading WAFs, and XML vectors used by hackers. We'll explain various old school techniques in depth such as SQL Injection through the ever-dependable SQLMap.This pragmatic guide will be a great benefit and will help you prepare fully secure applications.