How the Web Works – A Simple Overview from Start to Finish You’ve learned about IP addresses, DNS, HTTP, cookies, servers, routers, and more — now let’s put it all together. In this post, we’re going to walk through what actually happens when you open your browser and type in a website like offensivecyberprofessional.com It’s […]
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How the Web Remembers You When you visit a website and it remembers who you are, keeps you logged in, or saves items in your shopping cart, it’s not magic. The browser is storing small bits of data that help the site recognize you next time. Let’s break down the three main ways the web
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DNS – The Phonebook of the Internet If you’ve ever wondered how your browser knows where to find a website when you type something like google.com, the answer is DNS. It’s one of the most important systems on the internet—but it usually works so quickly and quietly that most people don’t even notice it. Let’s
How to See the Web Like a Pentester By now, you understand how clients and servers communicate using HTTP, and how technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript work together to build websites. But there’s a powerful tool already on your machine that can help you see all of this in action, right now. It’s your
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The Client-Server Model (And How It All Fits Together) If you’re diving into web applications, penetration testing, or just trying to understand how websites work, you have to understand the client-server model. It’s the foundation of everything online — every login form, every website, every web app runs on this concept. Let’s break it down
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What Is HTTP and How It Works If you’re trying to understand how websites actually work, HTTP is a great place to start. Every time you visit a website, click a button, log in, or submit a form, you’re using HTTP. Whether you realize it or not. As a pentester, you must understand HTTP. It’s
