1. Edition - October 2007
43.90 Euro
2007. 768 Pages, Softcover
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-17077-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-17077-9 - John Wiley & Sons






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Detailed description
Hack the planet

Web applications are everywhere, and they're insecure. Banks, retailers, and others have deployed millions of applications that are full of holes, allowing attackers to steal personal data, carry out fraud, and compromise other systems. This innovative book shows you how they do it.

This is hands-on stuff. The authors, recognized experts in security testing, take a practical approach, showing you the detailed steps involved in finding and exploiting security flaws in web applications. You will learn to:

* Defeat an application's core defense mechanisms and gain unauthorized access, even to the most apparently secure applications
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Map attack surfaces and recognize potential entry points
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Break client-side controls implemented within HTML, Java(r), ActiveX(r), and Flash(r)
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Uncover subtle logic flaws that leave applications exposed
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Use automation to speed up your attacks, with devastating results
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Delve into source code and spot common vulnerabilities in languages like C#, Java, and PHP

Know your enemy

To defend an application, you must first know its weaknesses. If you design or maintain web applications, this book will arm you with the protective measures you need to prevent all of the attacks described. If you're a developer, it will show you exactly where and how to strengthen your defenses.

Additional resources online at www.wiley.com/go/webhacker

* Source code for scripts in this book
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Links to tools and resources
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Checklist of tasks involved in attacking applications
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Answers to the questions posed in each chapter
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A hacking challenge prepared by the authors

From the contents
Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1 Web Application (In)security.

Chapter 2 Core Defense Mechanisms.

Chapter 3 Web Application Technologies.

Chapter 4 Mapping the Application.

Chapter 5 Bypassing Client-Side Controls.

Chapter 6 Attacking Authentication.

Chapter 7 Attacking Session Management.

Chapter 8 Attacking Access Controls.

Chapter 9 Injecting Code.

Chapter 10 Exploiting Path Traversal.

Chapter 11 Attacking Application Logic.

Chapter 12 Attacking Other Users.

Chapter 13 Automating Bespoke Attacks.

Chapter 14 Exploiting Information Disclosure.

Chapter 15 Attacking Compiled Applications.

Chapter 16 Attacking Application Architecture.

Chapter 17 Attacking the Web Server.

Chapter 18 Finding Vulnerabilities in Source Code.

Chapter 19 A Web Application Hacker's Toolkit.

Chapter 20 A Web Application Hacker's Methodology.

Index.