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Full paper:
http://cs.ucsb.edu/~adoupe/static/black-box-scanners-dimva2010.pdf
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deDacota: Toward Preventing Server-Side XSS via Automatic Code and Data Separ...Adam Doupe
Talk I gave at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2013 on the paper "deDacota: Toward Preventing Server-Side XSS via Automatic Code and Data Separation" which describes an approach to solving Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities via applying the security principles of Code and Data separation.
The paper is located here:
http://cs.ucsb.edu/~adoupe/static/dedacota-ccs2013.pdf
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Microsoft powerpoint presentation for BTech academic seminar.This seminar discuses about penetration testing, penetration testing tools, web application vulnerabilities, impact of vulnerabilities and security recommendations.
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This document discusses security test automation. It provides examples of unit tests, static code analysis, and dynamic code analysis to test for vulnerabilities like XSS, input validation, TLS configuration, and known library vulnerabilities. Testing HTTP interactions, TLS settings, and library dependencies can be done programmatically through tools like RestAssured, SSL Labs, and OWASP Dependency Check. Automating security tests is important for projects to help ensure requirements are met continuously.
[Wroclaw #7] AWS (in)security - the devil is in the detailOWASP
This document discusses security issues related to Amazon Web Services (AWS). It begins with an introduction to cloud technology and AWS terms. It then discusses specific issues like unintended access to AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) buckets and exposure of access keys. The document warns that old vulnerabilities can take on new life in the cloud. It provides examples of security incidents and demonstrates security reference scanning and exposure of metadata. The document concludes by recommending ways to restrict access and data, audit policies, whitelist IPs, use multi-factor authentication, and monitor AWS usage and costs. Contact information is provided for any questions.
deDacota: Toward Preventing Server-Side XSS via Automatic Code and Data Separ...Adam Doupe
Talk I gave at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2013 on the paper "deDacota: Toward Preventing Server-Side XSS via Automatic Code and Data Separation" which describes an approach to solving Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities via applying the security principles of Code and Data separation.
The paper is located here:
http://cs.ucsb.edu/~adoupe/static/dedacota-ccs2013.pdf
Vulnerabilities in modern web applicationsNiyas Nazar
Microsoft powerpoint presentation for BTech academic seminar.This seminar discuses about penetration testing, penetration testing tools, web application vulnerabilities, impact of vulnerabilities and security recommendations.
The document provides an introduction to bug bounty programs for beginners. It outlines some prerequisites like patience and basic security knowledge. It highlights rewards available in bug bounty programs like money and gifts. The document recommends initial approaches like understanding the testing scope and performing reconnaissance on domains and subdomains. It also provides tips on tools for testing like web proxies and Firefox addons. Automated testing on a local web server is discussed along with techniques for bug submission and reporting. A demo of a stored XSS bug in Facebook is presented at the end.
This document discusses KrakenJS, an open source JavaScript framework built on Node.js and Express. It summarizes PayPal's transition from Java to Node.js architectures to enable faster development and deployment cycles. It then describes the major components of KrakenJS, including Makara for internationalization, Lusca for security, Adaro for templating with Dust, and a generator for setting up new KrakenJS apps. The use of these components for templating, configuration, and model generation is also outlined.
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The document discusses discovering and fingerprinting client systems on the internet and intranet through various methods like the Web Proxy Auto Discovery Protocol (WPAD), HTTP header manipulation, and analyzing responses from embedded devices like load balancers and proxies. The goal is to reveal sensitive information about network configurations and vulnerabilities that can be exploited in client-side attacks. Several attack vectors are proposed, with an emphasis on exploiting the increasing use of scripting and browsers as an "intermediate model" between clients and servers.
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- Modern web application frameworks have powerful security features built-in like template escaping, database abstraction, session management, and authentication that help prevent vulnerabilities like XSS and SQL injection. These features are standard, well-tested, and usually more robust than custom code.
- Libraries and dependencies make up a large portion of modern applications. It is important to keep dependencies up-to-date with security patches and be careful about dependencies from untrusted sources like some examples on StackOverflow.
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Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
During Identiverse 2024 and EIC 2024, members of the OpenID AuthZEN WG got together and demoed their authorization endpoints conforming to the AuthZEN API
Why Johnny Can't Pentest: An Analysis of Black-box Web Vulnerability Scanners
1. Adam Doupé, Marco Cova and Giovanni Vigna
University of California, Santa Barbara
DIMVA 2010 - 7/8/10
2. Introduction to black box web vulnerability
scanners
Design of custom vulnerable website –
WackoPicko
Results
Analysis
3. Describe the design of a testing web
application
Identify a number of challenges that scanners
need to overcome when testing modern web
applications
Test the performance of eleven real-world
scanners and identify areas that need further
work
8. HTML Parsing
Multi-Step Process / State
Infinite Website
Authentication
Client-side Code
◦ Web Input Vector Extractor Teaser (WIVET)
9. Name Price
Acunetix $4,995 - $6,350
AppScan $12,550 - $32,500
Burp £125 ($190.82)
Grendel-Scan Open source
Hailstorm $10,000
Milescan $495 - $1,495
N-Stalker $899 - $6,299
NTOSpider $10,000
Paros Open source
w3af Open source
Webinspect $6,000 - $30,000
10. Each scanner run four times:
◦ WackoPicko
Initial – No configuration (point and click)
Config – Given valid Username/Password
Manual – Used proxy to thoroughly browse site.
◦ WIVET – Testing JavaScript capabilities
Limitations
18. Number of Accesses
◦ Range from ~50 per page to ~3,000 per page
◦ Hailstorm accessed vulnerable pages that required an
account on INITIAL scan!
HTML
◦ Burp and N-Stalker
<TEXTAREA>
◦ Milescan and Grendel-Scan
POST
◦ Hailstorm
No-Injection
◦ w3af
No Default
19. Uploading a Picture
◦ 2 Scanners uploaded without help
◦ 3 Scanners unable to upload one!
21. Created an account successfully
◦ 4 Scanners
Hailstorm
N-Stalker
NTOSpider
WebInspect
22. Incorporate lots of logging in the application
Two versions of the site
◦ No vulnerabilities
◦ All vulnerabilities
Script running the tests
Include:
◦ File upload forms
◦ AJAX
◦ Several JavaScript UI Libraries
23. Ability to crawl as important as detection
Many vulnerabilities cannot be detected
Cost not directly proportional to functionality