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Setting up the Iceweasel browser

If we don't like OWASP Mantra, we can use the latest version of Firefox and install our own selection of testing-related add-ons. Kali Linux includes Iceweasel, another variant of Firefox, which we will use in this recipe to see how to install our testing tools in a browser.

How to do it...

Open Iceweasel and navigate to Tools | Add-ons, as shown in the following screenshot:
In the search box, type tamper data and hit Enter.
Click on Install in the Tamper Data add-on.
A dialog box will pop up, asking us to accept the EULA; ...

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