CHAPTER 11
Web Application Security
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER:
- Web Development
- Information Gathering
- DNS
- Defense in Depth
- Offense: Burp Suite
I was flying on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Denver this past summer and had been upgraded to first class. I recognize that some people hate flying and, like my husband, hate being talked to by strangers on a flight. My normal mode of operations is to smile and say hello and leave it there. If my seat mate says hello back, then conversation may ensue. Otherwise, I'm happy to put my noise‐cancelling headphones on and watch a movie. On this flight, I found my flying companion was a web application developer and was flying to Denver to meet with venture capitalists to show them the final product. Of course, being a geek, I'm terribly interested and ask all sorts of questions. To most of them, he answered, “That's proprietary, and I can't share.” Toward the end of our trip, he asked me what I did...
