Manual application mapping - Port Swigger
Summary: PortSwigger's documentation describes two approaches to application mapping in Burp Suite: manual mapping and the automated crawler. It states that the automated crawler captures navigational paths in a way that lets Burp Scanner maintain session during audits, while manual mapping lets the tester guide the process, avoid potentially dangerous functionality, and populate the Target site map with content requested via the Proxy.
What you should know: The choice between automated crawling and manual mapping determines whether Burp Scanner can maintain session during an audit, and manual mapping is the option that keeps a tester from touching potentially dangerous functionality in the application.
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