Re: Disabling IPS for PENTEST

[Shane Anglin <shane.anglin () gmail com>]

If PCI assessment, they require this but it is a vulnerability assessment and not a pentest.

The answer depends on whether this is a white or black box or somewhere in between type test.  What is the scope? 
External only against just web servers?  Are you trying to verify some recent change corrected some security issue? 


Regards,
Shane Anglin



On Aug 6, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Kid Tangerine <kidtangerine () gmail com> wrote:

> All,
>
> Corporate has requested we get a PENTEST for our Internet facing
> website from a third party, but the third party asked us to allow
> their ip address to be excluded from our IPS.
>
> Is that a common practice to basically turn off our protection and
> allow them in?
>
> Obviously we aren't developers, so If the code has sql injections,
> cross site scripting, etc vulnerabilities we cannot fix it within the
> corporate guidelines, and our only leverage from the IT infrastructure
> side is to include the needed filters in the IPS to prevent their
> crappy code from being exploited. It we turn off the IPS I am sure all
> kinds of things will show up.
>
> Any experience appreciated.
>
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In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, how 
it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are 
highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates.

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