Re: Good benchmark application for web security testing tools?

[Eoin Keary <eoinkeary () gmail com>]

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On 04/10/05, Peine,Holger <Holger.Peine () iese fraunhofer de> wrote:
> The idea of reviewing the available (free or commercial) web application
> security testing tools has been mentioned several times on this list.
> However, what would a good benchmarking application for these tools be,
> i.e. a "typical" web application with a number of known vulnerabilities?
>
> Initially I was thinking of Webgoat, which at least has a nice variety
> of vulnerabilities, but Webgoat's structure is not very representative
> of your typical web application's structure and workflow (and apart from
>
> that, Webgoat is somewhat small, too). So, what application would you
> suggest?
>
> Thanks for your opinion,
> Holger Peine
>
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