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Introduction to Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
Introduction to Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
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Authentication Tester
Screenshot 7 - The Authentication Tester
With the Authentication Tester tool you can perform a dictionary attack on
login pages which use HTTP (NTLM) or HTML form authentication. This tool
uses two predefined text files which contain an extensive
list of common
usernames and passwords. These text files may be easily modified to
include your own combinations.
Vulnerability Editor
Screenshot 8 The Vulnerability Editor
The Vulnerability Editor allows you to create custom security checks.
You will also notice changes and additions to the Vulnerability
Editor
as
updates to the Acunetix WVS are installed. For more information on updating
the Acunetix WVS please refer to page 132 of this manual.