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Re: Environment for testing WebApp Security Scanners

Subject: Re: Environment for testing WebApp Security Scanners
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:19:57 +1000
On 8/9/06, c0redump@ackers.org.uk <c0redump@ackers.org.uk> wrote:
Nice idea, but no tool can substitute for a little common sense and manual
know how.  The way cookies like this would be implemented would vary
greatly, therefore any security scanner would still rely on signatures -
back to the problem at hand again.  If it doesn't have the signature/rule it
isn't going to pick it up.

Therefore, any web application tool out there, when used, should *always* be
followed up by a manual test.

I don't think anyone would disagree with that.


Just my two pence.

Tom Neaves

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