
== HTTP Proxy Setup

Since this is an OWASP project, we'll be using ZAP. If you are comfortable using another proxy (e.g. Burp), you can skip this. Otherwise,
this will show you how to set up ZAP to act as a proxy on your localhost.

=== Setting up ZAP

Once you have 'installed' ZAP (you don't really install it, just unpack it and run it locally), we will need to:

* Start ZAP
* Configure the local proxy port
* Point the browser at the proxy

=== Start ZAP
When ZAP starts, you will be presented with a dialog such as the one below ...

image::images/zap-start.png[ZAP Start,548,256,style="lesson-image"]

