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The Web tools menu can be invoked from the main menu

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and

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contains four small utilities

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, which can help examine the data exchanged between the web browser and the

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webserver.

Tools / Utilities:

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Web Tools: Contains four small utilities which are helpful during the examination of the exchanged data between the Web browser and the Web server.

  • Base64 Text Transformation

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  • : Performs a base64 transformation, or its

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  • reverse operation, as appropriate. The base64 algorithm is often used to obfuscate

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  • values of CGI parameters. The

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  • reverse operation allows you to decode such obfuscated values.
     

  • Escape/Unescape URL/CGI Text Value

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  • : Accomplishes a

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  • URL-encoding transformation, or its

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  • reverse operation, as appropriate. This algorithm is often used to mask special characters within

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  • CGI parameters

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  • ' values and is also used when

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  • HTML form parameters are transmitted to the

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  • Web server. Example: Z%FCrich = Zürich
     

  • Resolve DNS Name to IP Address: Query the default DNS server or (optional) a specific DNS server to translate a DNS name to IP V4 and IP V6 address(es).
     

  • Examine SSL Configuration of HTTPS Server - Encryption Protocols and Algorithms

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  • : Examines the SSL configuration of an HTTPS

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  • Web server "from

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  • outside" and displays

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  • hints about SSL misconfigurations.

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