Gain insights into web app vulnerabilities and attack methods, delve into penetration testing with Kali Linux, and explore tools for enhancing information security using Python, web tech, and network management.

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This course is intended for people interested in information security—particularly in the penetration testing of various websites—to identify the security flaws present in the majority of newly developed websites and how to fix them. 

You will learn web penetration testing techniques using the Kali Linux operating system. You will be introduced to Python programming, web server technology, network management, open source intelligence, cross-site scripting, SQL injection, authentication and authorization in systems, cross-site request forgery, social engineering attacks, and concepts in information security management. 

Your knowledge of the various web application vulnerabilities and attack methods will be enhanced after taking this course. You will get hands-on experience with many tools used in online penetration testing in cyber security.

Web Application Penetration Testing

## What is web encoding?

**Encoding** is the process of converting information from one format into another, mostly for processing needs.

URLs are largely sent over the internet using the ASCII or UTF-8 character sets. Oftentimes, special characters, such as = and #; letters with accents, such as ä; and even non-Latin scripts, such as the Japanese kanji for "character," 字, have to be used in URLs. These have to be encoded in order to be transmitted. This involves basically replacing these characters with one or more % followed by two hexadecimal characters.

Here are the encoded equivalents of the previous examples:

- The "=" character is encoded to "%3D"
- The "#" character is encoded to "%23"
- The "ä" character is encoded to "%C3%A4"
- The "字" character is encoded to "%E5%AD%97"

> **Note:** Modern browsers now automatically make URLs human friendly and readable, i.e., we don't get to see the encoding take place.

There are thousands of characters that can be encoded, so of course, we can't display all of them here. You can still check out the table below to see a list of common special characters that have to be encoded.

# What is web encoding?

**Encoding** is the process of converting information from one format into another, mostly for processing needs.

URLs are largely sent over the internet using the ASCII or UTF-8 character sets. Oftentimes, special characters, such as = and #; letters with accents, such as ä; and even non-Latin scripts, such as the Japanese kanji for "character," 字, have to be used in URLs. These have to be encoded in order to be transmitted. This involves basically replacing these characters with one or more % followed by two hexadecimal characters.

Here are the encoded equivalents of the previous examples:

- The "=" character is encoded to "%3D"
- The "#" character is encoded to "%23"
- The "ä" character is encoded to "%C3%A4"
- The "字" character is encoded to "%E5%AD%97"

> **Note:** Modern browsers now automatically make URLs human friendly and readable, i.e., we don't get to see the encoding take place.

There are thousands of characters that can be encoded, so of course, we can't display all of them here. You can still check out the table below to see a list of common special characters that have to be encoded.

Discover why encoding on the web takes place and how to use it to your advantage.

Introduction to the Course

Introduction to Linux

Introduction to Python

Web and Server Technology

Network Management and Analysis

Open-Source Intelligence

Cross-Site Scripting

SQL Injection

Authentication and Authorization

Cross-Site Request Forgery

Social Engineering Attacks

Broader Security Concepts

Wrapping Up

Web Encoding

What is web encoding?