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==Switchblade==

Switchblade is a tool used to conduct load testing on a web application running IIS or Apache sponsored by [http://www.proactiverisk.com proactiveRISK]

==Introduction==

The OWASP Testing Guide v3 [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_for_Denial_of_Service (Section 4.9) Denial of Service Testing] outlines numerous areas of Denial of Service.   This QA tool was created to allow you to test your web applications to test availability concerns from Layer7 DoS HTTP GET and HTTP POST denial of service attacks and SSL half connects <br>



==Description==

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==Licensing==
Switchblade is free to use. It is licensed under the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license], so you can copy, distribute and transmit the work, and you can adapt it, and use it commercially, but all provided that you attribute the work and if you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one.


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== What Switchblade ==

Switchblade provides QA testing for Layer7 Denial of Service

* SSL Half Connect
* HTTP Slow Post
* HTTP Slowloris

== Presentation ==

* Slides - [http://www.owasp.org/images/4/43/Layer_7_DDOS.pdf OWASP V3.0 Slides Click Here]

== Project Leader ==

[mailto:tomb@proactiverisk.com Tom Brennan]


== Related Projects ==

== Ohloh ==

*https://www.ohloh.net/p/owasp-dos-http-post


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== Quick Download ==

* [http://www.proactiverisk.com/home/proactivetools Version 4.0]
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* [http://code.google.com/p/owasp-dos-http-post/downloads/list Google Code]
* [https://github.com/proactiveRISK/ddos-toolbox GITHUB]

== Email List ==

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21-Aug-2014 Version 4.0 Released

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= Acknowledgements =
==Volunteers==
Switchblade is developed by the proactiveRISK team. The primary contributors to date have been:

* Tom Brennan
* Sam Jensen

==Others==
* Ryan Barnett

= Road Map and Getting Involved =
As of 21-Aug-2014, the priorities are:
* Build additional attack vectors for load testing aka: Denial of Service
* Data telemetry 

Involvement in the development and promotion of the Switchblade is actively encouraged!
You do not have to be a security expert in order to contribute.
Some of the ways you can help:
* Demonstrate the tools ability to effect availability of any system using SSL, HTTP Post etc.

=Project About=
{{:Projects/OWASP HTTP Post Tool | Project About}}  

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[[Category:OWASP_Project|HTTP Post Tool]] [[Category:OWASP_Tool]] [[Category:OWASP_Alpha_Quality_Tool]] [[Category:OWASP_Download]]