title: Google Hacking for Penetration Testers
author: Johnny Long
description: "This book should be a required read for system administrators and infosec pros in general, as it gives a sobering overview of what type of information that should not be publicly available can be found online - if you know how to look for it." --<b>Help Net Security</b>
zlib_text: Google Hacking for Penetration 
  Testers
  Using Google as a Security Testing Tool
  Johnny Long
  johnny@ihackstuff.com
  
  What we’re doing
  • I hate pimpin’, but we’re covering many techniques covered 
  in the “Google Hacking” book.
  • For much more detail, I encourage you to check out 
  “Google Hacking for Penetration Testers” by Syngress 
  Publishing.
  
  Advanced Operators
  Before we can walk, we must run. In Google’s terms this means 
  understanding advanced operators.
  
  Advanced Operators
  • Google advanced operators help refine searches. 
  • They are included as part of a standard Google query.
  • Advanced operators use a syntax such as the following:
  operator:search_term
  • There’s no space between the operator, the colon, and the 
  search term!
  
  Does search work in
  Operator
  Purpose
  Mixes with
  other
  operators?
  Can be
  used
  alone?
  Web
  Images
  Groups
  News
  intitle
  Search page
  title
  yes
  yes
  yes
  yes
  yes
  yes
  allintitle
  Search page
  title
  no
  yes
  yes
  yes
  yes
  yes
  inurl
  Search URL
  yes
  yes
  yes
  yes
  not
  really
  like i