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Syed,
 
Start with the OWASP Testing Guide:
 
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Testing_Guide_v2_Table_of_Contents
 
 
Web Application Hacker's Handbook also has a good methodology for
testing in Chapter 20:
 
http://portswigger.net/wahh/
 
Regards,
 
Bucky
 
 
 
 
 
 
From: Syed Kabeer Ahmed [mailto:sahmed@gs3india.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:56 AM
To: websecurity@webappsec.org
Subject: [WEB SECURITY] Security testing
 
Hello,
 I am from India, Kindly suggest what are the basic steps and
methodology to be followed in testing security of web applicaitons. 
 
Thank you.
 
 
Regards, 
 
Syed Kabeer Ahmed K 
Software Test Engineer. 
GS3 Services India Pvt. Ltd. 
# 10 Dr. TV Road,
Off Spurtank Road , Chetpet,
Chennai, TN , India - 600 031 
 
 
 




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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt=
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"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F49=
7D'>Syed</span></span><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-fon=
t-family:
"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'>,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri=
","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri=
","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'>Start with the OWAS=
P
Testing Guide:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span style=3D'font-s=
ize:9.0pt;
font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:black'><a
href=3D"http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Testing_Guide_v2_Table_of_Co=
ntents">http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Testing_Guide_v2_Table_of_Cont=
ents</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri=
","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'>Web Application Hac=
ker&#8217;s
Handbook also has a good methodology for testing in Chapter 20:<o:p></o:p=
></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri=
","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p>

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ize:9.0pt;
font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:black'><a
href=3D"http://portswigger.net/wahh/";>http://portswigger.net/wahh/</a><o:=
p></o:p></span></span></p>

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","sans-serif";
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span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p>=
</span></p>

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","sans-serif";
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span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'>Bucky<o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p>

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","sans-serif";
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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
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","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Taho=
ma","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>From:</span></b><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-f=
ont-family:
"Times New Roman"'> Syed Kabeer Ahmed [mailto:sahmed@gs3india.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> websecurity@webappsec.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WEB SECURITY] Security testing<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue'>Hello,</span><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana=
","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue'>&nbsp;I am from Ind=
ia,
Kindly suggest what are the basic steps and methodology to be followed in
testing security of web applicaitons. </span><span style=3D'mso-fareast-f=
ont-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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man"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue'>Thank you.</span><s=
pan
style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p=
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man"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue'>Regards, </span><sp=
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style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p=
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man"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana=
","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue'>Syed Kabeer Ahmed K=
 </span><span
style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p=
>

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","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue'>Software Test Engin=
eer. </span><span
style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p=
>

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","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue'>GS3 Services India =
Pvt.
Ltd. </span><span style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:=
p></o:p></span></p>

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