Welcome Readers,
Today we will cover some basics to start web application penetration testing. In simple terms"Web APp HaCkiNg". Just remember guys we are doing this in ethical way so be careful on testing public websites. caution: Do not exploit any website unless you have permission to do so. always be ethical and responsible. Know everything before doing any hack.
So coming to the basics we will first understand what is WEB APPLICATION?
As we daily browse many websites like Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogger etc with browsers like firefox,safari, IE, Opera. That means we are accessing web application using web browsers. Web apps are hosted on web servers. There are number of web servers like Apache, IIS, cold fusion etc. These web servers integrates with database server and store the user/website data in different ways.
Take a look on below diagram for clear understanding,
Today we will cover some basics to start web application penetration testing. In simple terms"Web APp HaCkiNg". Just remember guys we are doing this in ethical way so be careful on testing public websites. caution: Do not exploit any website unless you have permission to do so. always be ethical and responsible. Know everything before doing any hack.
So coming to the basics we will first understand what is WEB APPLICATION?
As we daily browse many websites like Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogger etc with browsers like firefox,safari, IE, Opera. That means we are accessing web application using web browsers. Web apps are hosted on web servers. There are number of web servers like Apache, IIS, cold fusion etc. These web servers integrates with database server and store the user/website data in different ways.
Take a look on below diagram for clear understanding,
