Chapter 3: Setting Up the Environment

In this chapter, we are covering the setup of the test environment that will be used in the core of the practical part, while also defining the main approach behind the practical section of this book. The main tools used will also be introduced; we'll describe their ability to perform our SQL injection tests, which will help us understand the subject matter even more.

After introducing the main methodology and tools, we will also show how to configure the lab settings that will be used. In order to best configure both the client, from which we will be conducting our test attacks, and the server side, made up of virtual targets we are conducting our tests against, this chapter serves as a step-by-step guide ...

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