Top 10 Web Application Pentesting Tools Every Hacker Should Know

Let’s build a community list of essential web pentesting tools.

Examples:

• Burp Suite
• Nmap
• Nikto
• SQLmap

What tools do YOU use daily and why?

You may want to check logs or response headers first — they often reveal useful info.

Also consider the defensive visibility — would this trigger alerts?

From my experience, start with enumeration before trying any exploit.

If this is Active Directory related, check group memberships and inherited rights.

Another approach is to automate the recon step to save time.