🧠 Introduction

Authentication enumeration is a core part of web application security testing. It involves analyzing authentication mechanisms to identify potential vulnerabilities.

Key areas tested:

• 👤 Username validation
• 🔐 Password policies
• 🛡️ Session management

These areas can expose sensitive information if not properly secured, leading to brute-force or other types of attacks.

🎯 Objectives

By completing this room, you will:

• ✅ Understand why enumeration is crucial before performing brute-force attacks.
• 🧠 Learn advanced enumeration using verbose error messages.
• 🔄 See how enumeration and brute-force attacks work together.
• 🛠️ Gain hands-on experience with tools like:
  • Burp Suite (intercepting/analyzing HTTP traffic)
  • Hydra (automated brute-force tool)

📚 Pre-Requisites

You should already be comfortable with:

• 🌐 HTTP/HTTPS protocols and status codes
• 🧰 Using Burp Suite