Activity 2.2: OWASP Testing Guide Scenario
The objective of this exercise is to introduce you to the OWASP Testing Guide and provide a basic overview of web application security testing.
You will need access to the OWASP Testing Guide, a web browser, and a sample web application (a simple web page is sufficient). In this case, it is suggested that you use the OWASP WebGoat project. Never conduct testing against an entity without written permission. If you have written permission from the owner of other websites or web applications, feel free to use those instead if you wish.
These are the prerequisites for this activity:
- Installation of GitHub Desktop (or an alternative) to gather components
- Installation of Java JDK or JRE (JDK is recommended)
Task 1: GitHub Desktop Installation
The following steps will help you load and work with GitHub repos on a Windows machine:
- Navigate to https://desktop.github.com/download/.
- As shown in Figure 2.9, click...
