'Firefox Web Developer' is a hidden security gem
Have you ever come across a situation where you've needed a tool but didn't think you had the right one to get the job done? Like when you're trying to change a smoke detector battery or tighten a loose door knob -- it seems as if the tool you need is never handy, and you might even have to go out and buy it. What we tend to forget is that we can often solve our project needs with ordinary household items like a butter knife or nail clippers -- things that you wouldn't expect to use but can get the job done.
Now shift into the application security mindset and voila, there's Firefox Web Developer: an unlikely "security testing" tool but one that serves the purpose very well. It's not only handy via this quick download -- it's also free. Originally a tool for tweaking and troubleshooting Web pages, Web Developer (shown in Figure 1) has evolved over the past six years as a formidable tool for manually uncovering security flaws.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer-friendly version
- 1338 reads
- PDF version
More in Tux Machines
- Highlights
- Front Page
- Latest Headlines
- Archive
- Recent comments
- All-Time Popular Stories
- Hot Topics
- New Members
digiKam 7.7.0 is releasedAfter three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. |
Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
|
Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future TechThe metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility. |
today's howtos
|
Recent comments
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago