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Documentation
Desktop editions
	Getting started
		Next steps
		Installing Burp Suite
			Downloading Burp Suite Professional
			Downloading Burp Suite Community Edition
			Installing Burp Suite
				Burp Suite system requirements
				Error running the installer on MacOS
		Launching Burp Suite
			Startup wizard
			Command line
				Checking your Java version
				Launching the Burp Suite JAR
				Command line arguments
			Activate license
				Manual activation
			Select project
				Opening a project from a different Burp installation
			Select configuration
			Check display settings
			Configurations
				Configuration library
				User and project configuration files
				Loading and saving configuration files
				Configuration file format
			Working with Burp projects
				Project files
					Saving a copy of a project
					Saving the Burp Collaborator identifier
					Importing projects
		Configure Burp Proxy to work with an external browser
			Check listener is active
			Configuring your browser
				Check your browser proxy configuration
				Firefox
				Chrome
				Safari
				Internet Explorer
			Installing Burp's CA certificate
				Installing Burp's CA certificate on a mobile device
				Why do I need to install Burp's CA certificate?
				Firefox
					Removing Burp's CA certificate from Firefox
				Chrome
					Installing Burp's CA certificate in Chrome - Windows and MacOS
					Installing Burp's CA certificate in Chrome - Linux
				Safari
					Removing Burp's CA certificate from Safari
				Internet Explorer
					Removing Burp's CA certificate from Internet Explorer
		Downloading Burp's CA certificate
			Check that Burp is running
			Check your proxy listener is active
			Try a different port
			What next?
	Scanning web sites
		Launching scans
			Configuring scans
		Monitoring scan activity
		Reporting
		Browser-powered scanning
			How to enable browser-powered scanning
			System requirements for browser-powered scanning
			Browser-powered scanning on Linux
		Recorded logins
			Limitations for recorded login sequences
			How to record a login sequence for Burp Scanner
				Recording login sequences using an external browser
			How to test a recorded login sequence
			Troubleshooting recorded login sequences
		Scan launcher
			Scan details
			Scan configuration
			Application login options
				Use login credentials
				Use recorded login sequences
			Resource pool options
		Live scans
			Live scan configuration
			Live audit
			Live passive crawl
		Crawl options
			Crawl optimization
				Maximum link depth
				Crawl strategy
			Crawl limits
			Login functions
				How does the crawler identify login and registration forms?
				Why is the crawler not filling my login forms?
			Handling application errors during crawl
			Miscellaneous crawl settings
				Embedded browser options
		API scanning
			Prerequisites for API scanning
			Deriving locations from an API definition
			Parameter handling during API scans
			Limitations for API scanning
		Audit options
			Audit optimization
			Issues reported
			Handling application errors during audit
			Insertion point types
			Modifying parameter locations options
			Ignored insertion points
			Frequently occurring insertion points
			Misc insertion point options
			JavaScript analysis options
		Audit items
			Audit phase indicators
			Audit items annotations
		Reporting
			Report format
			Issue details
			HTTP messages
			Selecting issue types
			Report details
	Penetration testing
		Testing workflow
		Recon and analysis
		Tool configuration
		Vulnerability detection and exploitation
		Read more
	Mobile testing
	Extensibility
	Troubleshooting
	Troubleshooting performance issues
		Check the minimum system requirements
		Identify potential bottlenecks: CPU, memory, and network
		Optimize CPU usage
			Disabling pretty printing
			Disabling JavaScript analysis
			Configuring your scans for performance
			Narrowing the scope of your scans
			Scanning a single protocol
		Optimize memory usage
			Disabling extensions
			Allocating more memory to the Java machine
			Using a disk-based project
		Optimize network usage
			Reducing concurrent scans
			Configuring resource pools
	Dashboard
		Task details
		Task execution settings
			Task auto-start
			Resource pools
		Issue activity
			Issue activity annotations
	Tools
		Target
			Using
				Manual application mapping
				Defining Target scope
				Reviewing unrequested items
				Discovering hidden content
				Analyzing the attack surface
				Target tool testing workflow
			Target site map
				Target information
					Site map views
					Contents view
					Issues view
				Site map display filter
				Site map annotations
				Site map testing workflow
				Comparing site maps
					Site map sources
					Request matching
					Response comparison
					Comparison results
			Scope
		Proxy
			Getting started
			Using Burp Proxy
				Getting set up
				Intercepting requests and responses
				Using the Proxy history
				Burp Proxy testing workflow
				Key configuration options for Burp Proxy
			Intercepting messages
				Controls
				Message display
			History
				History table
				Proxy history display filter
				Proxy history annotations
				Proxy history testing workflow
			Options
				Proxy listeners
					Binding
					Request handling
					Certificate
					Exporting and importing the CA certificate
					Creating a custom CA certificate
					TLS protocols
				Intercepting HTTP requests and responses
				Intercepting WebSocket messages
				Response modification
				Match and replace
				TLS pass through
				Miscellaneous
				Invisible proxying
			In-browser interface
		Intruder
			Getting started
			Using Burp Intruder
				How Intruder works
				Typical uses
					Enumerating identifiers
					Harvesting useful data
					Fuzzing for vulnerabilities
			Target
			Positions
				Request template
				Payload markers
				Attack type
			Payloads
				Types
					Simple list
						Predefined payload lists
					Runtime file
					Custom iterator
					Character substitution
					Case modification
					Recursive grep
					Illegal Unicode
					Character blocks
					Numbers
					Dates
					Brute forcer
					Null payloads
					Character frobber
					Bit flipper
					Username generator
					ECB block shuffler
					Extension-generated
					Copy other payload
				Processing
					Payload processing rules
					Payload encoding
			Options
				Attack request headers
				Request engine
				Attack results options
				Grep - match
				Grep - extract
				Grep - payloads
				Handling redirections during attacks
			Configure attack
				Launching an attack
			Attack results
				Results table
					Intruder attacks display filter
					Annotations
					Burp Intruder testing workflow
				Attack configuration tabs
				Results menus
					Attack menu
					Save menu
					Columns menu
			Analyzing results
		Repeater
			Using Burp Repeater
				Using Burp Repeater with HTTP messages
					Sending HTTP requests
					HTTP request history
				Using Burp Repeater with WebSocket messages
				Repeater options
				Managing request tabs
			Options
		Sequencer
			Getting started
			Randomness tests
				Character-level analysis
				Bit-level analysis
			Samples
				Live capture
					Select live capture request
					Token location within response
					Live capture options
					Running the live capture
				Manual load
			Analysis options
				Token handling
				Token analysis
			Results
				Summary
				Character-level analysis results
				Bit-level analysis results
				Results analysis options
		Decoder
			Loading data into Decoder
			Transformations
			Working manually
			Smart decoding
		Comparer
			Loading data into Comparer
			Performing comparisons
		Extender
			Loading and managing extensions
			Extension details
			BApp store
			Burp Extender API
			Extender options
				Settings
				Java environment
				Python environment
				Ruby environment
		Clickbandit
			Running Burp Clickbandit
			Record mode
			Review mode
		Collaborator client
			Using Burp Collaborator client
		Mobile Assistant
			Routing traffic through Burp Suite
			Bypassing certificate pinning
				Adding injected apps
				Injected apps list
				Recovering from crashes
			Installing Burp Suite Mobile Assistant
	Useful functions
		Message editor
			Message analysis toolbar
				Raw view
				Pretty view
				Render view
				Extension-specific views
				Actions menu
				Where is the Hex tab?
			Context-specific actions
			Text editor
				Syntax analysis
				Pretty printing
				Non-printing characters
				Text editor hotkeys
				Quick search
			Inspector
				Working with encoded data in the inspector
					Automatic decoding
					Decoding selected characters
					Editing encoded data
				Working with individual characters in the inspector
					Injecting non-printing characters
		Embedded browser
			Manual testing with Burp's embedded browser
			Scanning websites with Burp's embedded browser
			Embedded browser health check
		Search
			Text search
			Find comments and scripts
			Find references
		Target analyzer
		Content discovery
			Control
			Target
			Filenames
			File extensions
			Discovery engine
			Site map
		Task scheduler
		Generate CSRF PoC
			CSRF PoC options
		URL-matching rules
			Normal scope control
			Advanced scope control
		Response extraction rules
		Manual testing simulator
	Options
		Project options
		User options
		Key
		Connections
			Platform authentication
			Upstream proxy servers
			SOCKS proxy
			Timeouts
			Hostname resolution
			Out-of-scope requests
		HTTP
			Redirections
			Streaming responses
			Status 100 responses
			HTTP/2 (experimental)
		TLS
			TLS negotiation
			Java TLS options
			Client TLS certificates
			Server TLS certificates
		Sessions
			Session handling challenges
			Session handling rules
				Session handling tracer
			Cookie jar
			Macros
			Integration with Burp tools
			Rule editor
				Rule description
				Rule actions
					Use cookies from the session handling cookie jar
					Set a specific cookie or parameter value
					Check session is valid
					Prompt for in-browser session recovery
					Run a macro
					Run a post-request macro
					Invoke a Burp extension
				Tools scope
				URL scope
				Parameter scope
			Macro editor
				Record macro
				Configuring macro items
					Cookie handling
					Parameter handling
					Custom parameter locations in response
				Re-analyze macro
				Test macro
		Misc project options
			Scheduled tasks
			Burp Collaborator server
			Logging
			Embedded browser project options
		Display
			User interface
				How to enable dark mode in Burp Suite
			HTTP message display
			Character sets
			HTML rendering
		Misc user options
			Hotkeys
			Automatic project backup
			REST API options
			Proxy interception
			Proxy history logging
			Temporary files location
			Performance feedback
				Logging exceptions to a local directory
				Update settings
Enterprise Edition
	Trial setup guide
		Getting started with your trial
		Additional steps
		Install your trial
			Request a trial license
			Check your firewall configuration
			Install Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
		Start Burp Suite Enterprise Edition for the first time
			Open Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
			Configure an HTTP proxy
			Activate your license
		Configure the web server
		Add a website to scan
		Create a scan
			Schedule a recurring scan
		Process your scan results
			Analyze an issue
			Mark an issue as a false positive
			Using the dashboards
			Next steps
		Additional steps
			Running concurrent scans
				Deploying additional agent machines
			Configuring your email server
			Setting up your team
			Jira
			CI integration
			Creating custom scan configurations
			Migrating to an external database
	Infrastructure
		Core components
			Enterprise server
			Web server
			Database
			Agents and agent machines
		Agents
		Agent machines
		Requirements
		Required number of machines
		System requirements
			General requirements
				Swap space (Linux only)
			Bundled deployment
			External agent machines
			Database and storage space
		Network and firewall configuration
			Fully bundled deployment
			Multi-system deployment
		Supported client browsers
	Getting started
		Preparing for the installation
		Setting up the external DB
		Initial installation
			Obtaining a license
				What if I can't find my license key?
			Installing Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
		Deploying to the cloud
			AWS
				Set up the IAM roles
				Set up your database
				Generate an AWS access key
				Create the main stack
				Fetch the DNS name for launching the application
			Azure
				Set up your database
				Deploy Burp Suite Enterprise Edition on Azure
		Initial configuration
			Starting Burp Suite Enterprise Edition as an admin
			Activating your license
			Configuring your web server
				Web server URL and port number
				Enabling TLS
				Configuring an HTTP proxy server
			Configuring your email server
				Sending invites to newly created users
				Configuring email recipients for scan reports
	Working with Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
		Starting Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
			Home page
		Working with sites
			Sites page
			Creating sites
			Adding application logins
				Add login credentials
				Add recorded login sequences
					Limitations for recorded login sequences in Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
					How to record a login sequence for Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
					Troubleshooting recorded login sequences for Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
			Viewing site details
				Site-level dashboard
				Scans
				Issues
				Details
					Site URLs
			Folders
				Viewing folder details
					Folder-level dashboard
					Scans
					Issues
		Working with scans
			Scans page
			Scan configurations
			Creating scans
			Browser-powered scans
				How to enable browser-powered scanning for Burp Suite Enterprise Edition
			Viewing scan details
				Scheduled scans
				Running and completed scans
				Failed scans
		Scan results
			Viewing issue details
				Advisory
				Requests and responses
				Dynamic analysis
			Handling false positives
			Jira tickets
			Monitoring your progress
			Reporting
				Downloading scan reports
					Report type
					Included severities
					False positives
				Automatically sending scan summary reports
				Downloading charts
				Downloading the event log
	Administration tasks
		Additional configuration and integration tasks
		General administration tasks
		Integrating with Jira
			Creating your Jira API token (cloud only)
			Configuring the integration
				Configuring manual Jira ticket creation
				Configuring automatic Jira ticket creation
			Manually creating Jira tickets
		Integrating with your CI/CD platform
			Creating an API user for the integration
			Integrating Jenkins
			Integrating TeamCity
			Integrating other CI/CD platforms
			Additional configuration (optional)
				Integration using HTTPS
				Configuring a detailed scan definition
				Ignoring issues
		Deploying additional agent machines
			Setting up a new agent machine
			Authorizing a new agent machine
		Assigning agents
			Requesting additional agents
		Migrating to an external database
			Installing the database transfer tool
			Preparing for migration
			Migrating your data
			Restarting services
		Changing your network settings
		Enabling single sign-on
			LDAP
			SAML
				Add Burp Suite Enterprise Edition to your trusted applications
				Obtain key details from your identity provider
				Enter your identity provider details
				Additional identity provider configuration
				Configuring single logout
				Additional ADFS configuration
					Create a central claim issuance policy
					Create claim rules for each group individually
				Additional Okta configuration
				Additional Azure AD configuration
			Configuring user permissions
		Managing your team
			Users
				Creating a new user
				Creating API users
			Roles
			Groups
			Restricting access to sites
		Managing your certificates
		Managing the site tree
			Creating folders and subfolders
			Adding sites to a folder
		Managing sites and scan data
			Automatically create sites for API-generated scans
				How does Burp Suite Enterprise Edition decide which sites to match?
			Automatically delete old scans
			Scan deltas
			Configuring false positive settings
			Backing up your data
		Managing updates
			Offline updates
			Downtime during updates
	Troubleshooting
		Downloading logs
		Help center
			Diagnostics
			Debug
			Support pack
	API reference
		GraphQL API
		REST API
Scanner
	Crawling
		Core approach
		Session handling
		Detecting changes in application state
		Application login
		Crawling volatile content
		Crawling with the embedded browser (browser-powered scanning)
	Auditing
		Audit phases
		Issue types
		Insertion points
			Encoding data within insertion points
			Nested insertion points
			Modifying parameter locations
		Automatic session handling
		Avoiding duplication
			Consolidation of frequently occurring passive issues
			Handling of frequently occurring insertion points
		JavaScript analysis
		Handling application errors
Burp Collaborator
	What is Burp Collaborator?
	How Burp Collaborator works
	Security of Collaborator data
	Options for using Burp Collaborator
	Deploying a private server
		Installation and execution
		Basic set-up on a closed network
		Running on non-standard ports
		DNS configuration
		TLS configuration
		Interaction events and polling
		Metrics
		Collaborator logging
		Testing the installation
		Collaborator configuration file format
		Adding custom content to your Collaborator server
Burp Infiltrator
	How Burp Infiltrator works
	Installing Burp Infiltrator
		Non-interactive installation
	Configuration options
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