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Google Hacking for Penetration Testers, 3rd Edition
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Google Hacking for Penetration Testers, 3rd Edition

by Bill Gardner, Johnny Long, Justin Brown
November 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
234 pages
6h 28m
English
Syngress
Content preview from Google Hacking for Penetration Testers, 3rd Edition
Chapter 7

Ten Simple Security Searches That Work

Abstract

This chapter covers ten simple security searches that work.

Keywords

site
intitle:index.of
error
warning
login
logon
username
userid
employee.ID
“your username is”
password
passcode
“your password is”
admin
administrator
–ext:html
–ext: htm
–ext:shtml
–ext:asp
–ext:php
inurl:temp
inurl.tmp
inurl:backup
inurl:bak
intranet
help.desk

Introduction

Although we see literally hundreds of Google searches throughout this book, sometimes it’s nice to know there are a few searches that give good results just about every time. In the context of security work, we’ll take a look at 10 searches that work fairly well during a security assessment, especially when combined with the site operator, which secures ...
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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780128029824