From e1829f9f2299c49102f0c8489240ad8b562d2e64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: filinpavel Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:42:45 +0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update burpsuite.md added Notes, Help text and Links --- tools/burpsuite.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/burpsuite.md b/tools/burpsuite.md index 8af5cd0..78e77da 100644 --- a/tools/burpsuite.md +++ b/tools/burpsuite.md @@ -2,16 +2,28 @@ Notes ------- +Burp Suite is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. Its various tools work seamlessly together to support the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application's attack surface, through to finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities. There is a limited free version and also Burp Suite Professional ($299 per user per year). Help Text ------- -``` -This is a graphical tool -``` +This is a graphical tool for security testing of web applications + +Burp Suite contains the following key components: + + * An intercepting [Proxy](http://portswigger.net/burp/proxy.html), which lets you inspect and modify traffic between your browser and the target application. + * An application-aware [Spider](http://portswigger.net/burp/spider.html), for crawling content and functionality. + * An advanced web application [Scanner](http://portswigger.net/burp/scanner.html), for automating the detection of numerous types of vulnerability. + * An [Intruder](http://portswigger.net/burp/intruder.html) tool, for performing powerful customized attacks to find and exploit unusual vulnerabilities. + * A [Repeater](http://portswigger.net/burp/repeater.html) tool, for manipulating and resending individual requests. + * A [Sequencer](http://portswigger.net/burp/sequencer.html) tool, for testing the randomness of session tokens. + * The ability to [save your work](http://portswigger.net/burp/help/suite_functions_savingstate.html) and resume working later. + * [Extensibility](http://portswigger.net/burp/extender/), allowing you to easily write your own plugins, to perform complex and highly customized tasks within Burp. + Example Usage ------- Links ------- +[Burp Suite](http://portswigger.net/burp/)