Browser powered scanning 2.0
Summary: PortSwigger rewrote the entire embedded browser integration layer of Burp Scanner, two years after launching browser powered scanning, to support browser actions that open new tabs or windows in recorded logins. The original code connected to a single Chrome DevTools Protocol target, so tabs created beyond that connection could not be tracked or controlled, and the team rebuilt the layer from scratch while keeping its existing tests and real-world application suite.
Why it matters: Recorded logins were built for external SSO providers that often open a new tab at sign-in, and the old single-target connection could not follow them - a gap that sat open until the integration core was replaced.
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