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Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:55:06 -0500 (EST)
From: bugtraq@...security.net
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Challenges faced by automated web application security assessment tools

"There are many challenges that web application security scanners face that are widely known within the industry however may not be so obvious to someone evaluating a product. For starters if you think you can just download, install, and run a product against any site and get a report outlining all of its risks you'd be probably be wrong."

Article:
http://www.cgisecurity.com/articles/scannerchallenges.shtml

- Robert
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