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Re: Jeremiah Grossmans “How to find your websites”

ID: 6e19b98b-4534-53bd-a8ff-f688e8de27d6

STIX ID: report--6e19b98b-4534-53bd-a8ff-f688e8de27d6

Feed Name: SensePost Blog

Date Published: 2007-06-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-29

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This piece highlights the importance of considering name-based virtual hosts during web footprinting and vulnerability scanning, explaining how the HTTP/1.1 Host header determines which site is reached on a shared IP. It warns that scanning only an IP can miss host-specific vulnerabilities and recommends enumerating co-hosted domains (e.g., via domaintools/iptoolbox) and ensuring scanners target the correct hostnames (e.g., with nikto/wikto), while also advising hosted organizations to understand co-tenancy risks.

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