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PT0-002 · Question #194

Which of the following tools would be BEST suited to perform a manual web application security assessment? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. OWASP ZAP F. Burp Suite. OWASP ZAP and Burp Suite are both powerful web proxies and security testing platforms that provide essential features like traffic interception, modification, and vulnerability scanning, making them ideal for manual web application security assessments.

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Question

Which of the following tools would be BEST suited to perform a manual web application security assessment? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AOWASP ZAP
  • BNmap
  • CNessus
  • DBeEF
  • EHydra
  • FBurp Suite

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    86% (37)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

OWASP ZAP and Burp Suite are both powerful web proxies and security testing platforms that provide essential features like traffic interception, modification, and vulnerability scanning, making them ideal for manual web application security assessments.

AOWASP ZAPCorrect

OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is an open-source web application security scanner and proxy that allows for intercepting, inspecting, modifying, and replaying HTTP/S traffic, which is crucial for manual web application security assessments.

BNmap

Nmap is a network scanner used for host and port discovery, not designed for manual web application-layer interaction and vulnerability assessment.

CNessus

Nessus is an automated vulnerability scanner primarily used for network and system-level vulnerability assessments, rather than interactive manual web application testing.

DBeEF

BeEF (Browser Exploitation Framework) is focused on client-side attacks and browser exploitation, not on the comprehensive server-side and application logic assessment of a web application.

EHydra

Hydra is a brute-force cracking tool used for login credentials across various services, not for general manual web application security assessment.

FBurp SuiteCorrect

Burp Suite is an industry-leading web penetration testing tool that offers an intercepting proxy, scanner, intruder, and other features essential for manual interaction, analysis, and exploitation of web applications.

Concept tested: Web application penetration testing tools

Source: https://owasp.org/www-project-zap/ , https://portswigger.net/burp

Topics

#Web application security#Penetration testing tools#Vulnerability assessment#OWASP ZAP#Burp Suite

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