From 345a64ab8c5786fbd937cf55a1621fb9bceb9c7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:29:40 +0300 Subject: Update README --- README.rst | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.rst') diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 0cabb68..6a108e9 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -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 + + + +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 -- cgit v1.3.1