Today i am going to write about a penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web application tool. I found it on code.google.com . zaproxy

The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications.


It is designed to be used by people with a wide range of security experience and as such is ideal for developers and functional testers who are new to penetration testing as well as being a useful addition to an experienced pentester's toolbox.



Some of ZAP's features:

  1. Intercepting Proxy
  2. Automated scanner
  3. Passive scanner
  4. Brute Force scanner
  5. Spider
  6. Port Scanner


Some of ZAP's characteristics:

  1. Easy to install (just requires java 1.6)
  2. Ease of use a priority
  3. Comprehensive help pages
  4. Under active development
  5. Open source
  6. Free (no paid for 'Pro' version)
  7. Cross platform
  8. Involvement actively encouraged
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