The main purpose of using a web crawler in penetration testing is to systematically browse and map out the website's pages and links, which can reveal the overall structure of the site and help identify potential areas for further exploration or vulnerability assessment. It is an essential tool for gathering information about a target website during the reconnaissance phase. While web crawlers can be used for other purposes such as SEO optimization and data extraction, in the context of penetration testing, the focus is on understanding the website's layout and discovering hidden or unlinked content that might be vulnerable to attack.
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