From the course: A Bug Bounty Toolkit for Security Researchers
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Essential tools and software needed
From the course: A Bug Bounty Toolkit for Security Researchers
Essential tools and software needed
- [Instructor] Having the right tool is crucial for effective bug hunting. Let's look at some of the must-have tools that will streamline your workflow and help you discover vulnerabilities more efficiently. So first one on this list is Burp Suite Proxy. It's one of the most popular tool of our replication security testing. It's an all-in-one solution that allows you to intercept, analyze, and modify web traffic. Burp Proxy acts as a man in the middle application layer proxy between the browser and the web application. For example, with Burp Proxy features, you can capture and inspect HTTP request and responses. This is invaluable for finding and exploiting vulnerabilities like XSS, SQL injection, and CSRF. The Burp community edition is free and a great starting point. Similar to Burp, we have ZAP Proxy. It stands for Zed Attack Proxy. It's an open-source application scanner maintained by the OWASP community. ZAP offers features similar to Burp and can be used for automated and manual…
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