Chapter 6. Spoofing

Spoofing is the act of making something appear as something else to the target application or end user. Users and applications decide what action to take based on information presented to them. If the information presented can fool users or applications, they might take action in a way they might not normally act. This is particularly interesting when it comes to security decisions. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to find issues that fool programs into trusting incorrect information and how attackers can present information to a user through a program’s user interface (UI) in a deceptive ...

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