Tracking Down Web Servers, Login Portals, and Network Hardware
Abstract
This chapter covers finding Web servers, login portals, and network hardware.
Keywords
Web servers
login portals
network hardware
Web utilities
Web-enabled network devices
Introduction
Penetration (pen) testers are sometimes thought of as professional hackers since they essentially break into their customers’ networks in an attempt to locate, document, and ultimately help resolve security flaws in a system or network. However, pen testers and hackers differ quite a bit in several ways.
For example, most penetration testers are provided with specific instructions about which networks and systems they will be testing. Their targets are specified for many reasons, but ...
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