# Response Manipulation Technique & How Burp Suite Works

## What is the Response Manipulation Technique?

Response Manipulation Technique appears when using a proxy tool to intercept the responses and bypass some of the restrictions by changing the values related to the response, But we should know how proxy tools like Burp suite work

## How Burp Suite Works?

Burp Suite is an integrated platform and graphical tool for performing security testing of web applications, it supports the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application's attack surface to finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities.

From the figure below you can see the direction of interception by using BurpSuite, We will focus on the direction that starts from Server -> Burp Suite -> Browser

<mark style="background-color:yellow;">Burp Suite can Manipulate the response from the server, This is what is meant by Response Manipulation</mark>

<figure><img src="/files/tjngtluLawVsDEOgTPNo" alt=""><figcaption><p>How Burp Suite Works</p></figcaption></figure>


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