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title: What are the most effective tools for web application penetration testing?
description: The tools and methodology Echelon uses for effective web application penetration testing.
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# What are the most effective tools for web application penetration testing?

The most effective approach combines automated and manual testing rather than relying on either alone. A tool integrating DAST and IAST is used to surface common vulnerabilities quickly. Those results inform a manual phase, where testers follow the OWASP framework to validate findings and uncover issues like business logic flaws and authentication weaknesses that automated tools can miss. Our testers utilize commercially available tools such as Burp Suite Pro to proxy and analyze web traffic, while also assessing business logic flaws easily overlooked by automated scanners.

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