Burp Suite for Pentesters — Beginner-Friendly Overview

 Burp Suite for Pentesters — Beginner-Friendly Overview

Burp Suite is one of the most popular tools used by ethical hackers / pentesters to test the security of web applications. It helps you see, understand, and safely test how a website or web app handles data.

⚠️ Important: Burp Suite must be used only on applications you own or have written permission to test.

🔍 What Burp Suite Does (In Simple Terms)

Burp Suite sits between your browser and a web application and lets you:

• View requests and responses
• Modify data safely
• Find common web vulnerabilities
• Understand how apps really work behind the scenes

🧰 Main Burp Suite Tools (Core Features)

1️⃣ Proxy

• Intercepts traffic between browser ↔ website
• Lets you inspect and edit requests
• Heart of Burp Suite

👉 Example use:

• Check form data
• Understand login requests
• Learn request/response structure