Building Safer Burp Suite Extensions for API Security Testing

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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