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API Testing with Burp Suite: A Practical Guide

What Is Burp Suite?

Burp Suite is a platform used for web application security testing. Developed by PortSwigger, it offers tools to identify, analyze, and remediate vulnerabilities in web applications. Security professionals use Burp Suite for tasks such as crawling, scanning, and penetrating web applications. It features several modules, including a proxy server for traffic interception and modification.

Burp Suite is divided into three main editions—Community, Professional, and Enterprise. The Professional and Enterprise editions improve productivity with features like vulnerability scanning and task automation. The platform’s extensibility, through its API and BApp Store, further expands its functionality.

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