Re: Web App Scan tool

["St Clair, Jim" <Jim.StClair () GT COM>]

Mark,
 
I highly suggest you check out the open source tools at OWASP.org - the Open Web Application Security Project. Not only 
do they have tools for XSS, SQL injection, etc. but they have defined a nationally recognized vulnerability list - "the 
OWASP top ten" - that may spur your interest into a broader evaluation.
 
James A. St.Clair, CISM, PMP
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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv on behalf of Mark Monroe
Sent: Fri 11/21/2008 5:10 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Web App Scan tool



I need to test some web apps. I am not fantastic at this. I am looking
for a tool to help and due to a total lack of funds right now I cannot
buy anything. I need to check for the usual things like x site scripting
and sql injection and one of the apps generates a token and passes it on
to another site and I need to make sure that can not be "messed" with too.

any suggestions?

Mark Monroe
UMSL



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