About this episode

This episode discusses how to build safer Burp Suite extensions for API security testing with practical checks.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-safer-burp-suite-extensions-for-api-security-testing . Learn how to build safer Burp Suite extensions for API security testing, with practical checks for JWT, BOLA, mass assignment and rate limits. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #pentesting , #burp-suite , #cyber-security , #api , #burp-extensions , #mass-assignment , #security-testing , #api-pentesting , and more. This story was written by: @paulorigonato . Learn more about this writer by checking @paulorigonato's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Learn how to build safer Burp Suite extensions for API security testing, with practical checks for JWT, BOLA, mass assignment and rate limits.

Topics covered

• API Security Testing
• Burp Suite Extensions
• Cybersecurity
• Penetration Testing
• Security Checks

Keywords

• Burp Suite
• API Security
• JWT
• BOLA
• mass assignment
• rate limits
• security testing
• pentesting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HackerNoon

Products: Burp Suite, JWT, BOLA, mass assignment, rate limits

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