Chapter 1
Web Technologies
Abstract
In this chapter we go over the basic web application technologies, including web servers, client-side versus server-side programming languages, databases and their related workflow. We then use some useful tools, Burp Suite and the Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA) to understand HTTP, and POST, and GET requests.
Keywords
web servers
server-side programming languages
client-side programming languages
JavaScript
SQL (Structured Query Language)
HTML
URL encoding
POST requests
GET requests
intercepting proxy
Note: Before starting Chapter 1, please download Lesson 0 (http://www.concise-courses.com/learn/web-application-security/setup/), which provides instructions on setting up your computer to perform the exercises ...
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