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Manju Varma M
Manju Varma M

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Day 1 of My Bug Bounty Journey - Starting from Zero

🧠 Why I’m Starting

I've decided to begin my bug bounty journey — not because I'm an expert, but because I want to learn the right way from zero.

This blog is my daily log — what I learn, what I fail at, and what I figure out.


📚 What I Learned Today – Day 1

✅ What bug bounty is

✅ HTTP requests and responses

✅ Cookies, authorization headers, and login logic

✅ Analyzed real web requests using DevTools


🔍 One Concept That Stuck – IDOR

Changing a URL like ?id=101 to ?id=102 might expose other users' data if the app doesn't check permissions properly.


💭 Reflections

I didn’t use any tools today — just focused on understanding the basics, which is a big win.

Tomorrow, I’ll explore IDOR more deeply through labs and examples.


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