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| author | Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al> | 2018-04-12 12:29:40 +0300 |
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| committer | Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al> | 2018-04-12 12:30:37 +0300 |
| commit | 345a64ab8c5786fbd937cf55a1621fb9bceb9c7f (patch) | |
| tree | 23699d1fc0ad6cc7b64bbdd4fd88a608633df989 /README.rst | |
| parent | 4899b14636a832782cec204fd32c0ec76a483400 (diff) | |
Update READMEv0.4.1
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@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@ -.NET Viewstate Decoder +ASP.NET View State Decoder ====================== -A small Python 3.5+ library for decoding .NET viewstate. Can be used in various scraping scenarios. +A small Python 3.5+ library for decoding ASP.NET viewstate. + +Viewstate is a method used in the ASP.NET framework to persist changes to a web form across postbacks. It is usually saved on a hidden form field: + +.. code-block:: html + + <input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE" id="__VIEWSTATE" value="/wEP..."> + +Decoding the view state can be useful in penetration testing on ASP.NET applications, as well as revealing more information that can be used to efficiently scrape web pages. .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/yuvadm/viewstate.svg?branch=master :target: https://travis-ci.org/yuvadm/viewstate |
