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authorYuval Adam <_@yuv.al>2018-04-12 12:29:40 +0300
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-.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