---
id: 246
title: "HTTP Request Smuggling Explained: with seasoned bug bounty hunter NahamSec and world-class researcher James Kettle"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/http-request-smuggling-explained-with-seasoned-bug-bounty-hunter-nahamsec-and-world-class-researcher-james-kettle"
published_at: "2025-08-05T11:08:29Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "http-desync", "request-smuggling", "james-kettle", "video", "nahamsec", "http2"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/246"
lang: en
---

# HTTP Request Smuggling Explained: with seasoned bug bounty hunter NahamSec and world-class researcher James Kettle

## Summary

NahamSec and James Kettle break down request smuggling basics in a video: parser disagreements between front-end and back-end servers, HTTP/2 downgrades and real-world cases like Netflix.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2025-08-05T11:08:29Z
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/http-request-smuggling-explained-with-seasoned-bug-bounty-hunter-nahamsec-and-world-class-researcher-james-kettle
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/246