Covers:

• Tooling (Burp, DevTools, Postman)
• Discovery tools (Kiterunner, Nikto)
• Docker-based vulnerable APIs
• Full environment setup

1️⃣ Setting Up an API Pentesting System

This chapter teaches how to prepare your workstation for API pentesting using the classic pentester approach. It sticks to battle-tested tools—Kali, DevTools, Burp, Postman—because these are the tools hackers have relied on for years.

🔧 1. Kali Linux or any linux Distro Setup

We’ll use Kali as the main attacking OS. It already includes most pentesting utilities.

Installation Steps

• Download from: kali.org/downloads
• Install on VMware / VirtualBox / Hyper-V
• OR run on bare metal if you prefer traditional setups.

First-time commands

sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade -y
sudo apt-get install git python3 golang

These ensure: