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Content Discovery

George | Last updated: Feb 13, 2023 05:55PM UTC

Could a person get into trouble Discovering Content?

Ben, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Feb 15, 2023 07:59AM UTC

Hi George, Yes, very much so. Content discovery is an automated process and Burp will be using the following techniques to discover content (this will involve a large number of requests being issued to the target application during the content discovery process): - Name guessing - Web crawling - Extrapolation from naming conventions that the application uses It goes without saying that you should only test applications where you have direct, explicit permission from the owner of the site.

George | Last updated: Feb 15, 2023 10:02AM UTC