halberd -- HTTP load balancer detector
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Overview
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Halberd discovers HTTP load balancers. It is useful for web application
security auditing and for load balancer configuration testing.

Installation
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Follow the installation instructions written in INSTALL.

Getting started
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You could begin with:

    $ halberd.py --help

and:

    $ halberd.py www.example.com

A configuration file is stored in a directory named .halberd hanging from the
user's home directory (that is: $HOME in Unix/Linux systems).  This file, named
halberd.cfg, contains configurable run-time settings you can tweak.

Documentation
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The user's guide is located in doc/manual.pdf
Full API documentation can be found in doc/api

Feedback and bug reports
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Send bug reports and comments to jmbr+halberd@superadditive.com
