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The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Third Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Apr 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835085806
Pages 828 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Glen D. Singh Glen D. Singh
Profile icon Glen D. Singh

Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface 1. Introduction to Ethical Hacking 2. Building a Penetration Testing Lab 3. Setting Up for Advanced Penetration Testing Techniques 4. Passive Reconnaissance 5. Exploring Open-Source Intelligence 6. Active Reconnaissance 7. Performing Vulnerability Assessments 8. Understanding Network Penetration Testing 9. Performing Network Penetration Testing 10. Post-Exploitation Techniques 11. Delving into Command and Control Tactics 12. Working with Active Directory Attacks 13. Advanced Active Directory Attacks 14. Advanced Wireless Penetration Testing 15. Social Engineering Attacks 16. Understanding Website Application Security 17. Advanced Website Penetration Testing 18. Best Practices for the Real World 19. Index
Appendix

Using web application scanners

As an aspiring penetration tester, you will also be required to perform web application security testing based on the scope of your penetration testing engagements. Web application security testing aims to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and security misconfigurations. In this section, you will learn how to use various types of web application scanners to identify and fingerprint web applications on a target server.

Let’s get started!

WhatWeb

WhatWeb enables ethical hackers and penetration testers to identify and fingerprint the type of technologies that are running on web application servers. WhatWeb is pre-installed on Kali Linux and should be part of your arsenal of tools during your reconnaissance and vulnerability assessment phase.

To profile a targeted web server using WhatWeb, please use the following instructions:

  1. Firstly, power...
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