Configuring application logins - Port Swigger

Summary: PortSwigger's documentation states that adding application logins to a Burp Scanner scan lets the scanner discover content accessible only to authenticated users, because it uses those logins when crawling an application. Two login types are available, only one mechanism can be used per scan, and recorded login sequences take precedence over simple credentials when both are specified.
What's compelling: Scans run without an application login only see what an anonymous visitor sees, so authenticated areas of an application go untested unless a login is configured.

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