Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux - Third Edition

Summary

With this, we come to the end of the chapter. We worked through the reconnaissance phase and finished by scanning the web server. In the following diagram, you can view the tasks involved in the reconnaissance phase of a penetration test and some useful tools in Kali Linux that can be used for each task:

Reconnaissance is the first stage of a penetration test. When testing a target that is accessible from the internet, search engines and social networking websites can reveal useful information. Search engines store a wealth of information that is helpful when performing a black box penetration. We used these free resources to identify ...