OVERVIEW
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
SAST is a proactive security testing method that examines the application’s source code or binaries without executing it. Often referred to as white-box testing, it helps developers identify vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle—before the application is deployed—ensuring that insecure code never reaches production.
Features of SAST
- Code-Level Vulnerability Detection: Scans source code, bytecode, or binaries to identify security flaws such as buffer overflows, SQL injection, insecure APIs, and logic errors.
- Early Integration in SDLC: Integrates seamlessly into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), allowing security issues to be detected and remediated early—often during coding or build stages.
- Automation and CI/CD Compatibility: Supports automation within CI/CD pipelines for continuous scanning, ensuring security becomes part of every code commit and deployment.
- Developer-Friendly Insights: Provides detailed findings with file names, line numbers, and remediation guidance—making it easier for developers to fix issues quickly.
- Compliance and Standards Mapping: Aligns findings with industry standards such as OWASP Top 10, CWE, and regulatory requirements like PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.
- Custom Rule Sets: Allows customization of security policies and rules to tailor scanning to the organization’s coding practices and security posture.
- Language & Framework Support: Supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, including Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Go, and more.
- Detailed Reporting & Dashboards: Generates comprehensive security reports with risk categorization, severity levels, and trends for security teams and auditors.
OVERVIEW
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
DAST is a real-time, black-box testing technique that evaluates the security of an application in its running state. By simulating external attacks on a live environment, DAST identifies vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other runtime issues that could be exploited in the wild.
Features of DAST
- Black-Box Testing Approach: Scans applications from the outside in—without access to source code—mimicking how real attackers exploit vulnerabilities.
- Runtime Vulnerability Detection: Identifies security issues while the application is running, including authentication flaws, cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and server misconfigurations.
- Real-World Attack Simulation: Actively tests live applications using simulated attack payloads to uncover exploitable weaknesses under real-world conditions.
- Language-Independent Scanning:Since DAST analyzes applications in their deployed state, it supports all languages and platforms—ideal for web apps, APIs, and microservices.
- Automated Scanning: Integrates with CI/CD pipelines or operates as a standalone scanner to automate assessments during staging or production.
- No Source Code Required: Performs comprehensive testing without needing access to application internals—ideal for third-party or legacy applications.
- Actionable Reports & Risk Ratings: Provides detailed findings, impact analysis, and prioritized remediation recommendations for developers and security teams.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet requirements for standards like OWASP Top 10, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and NIST by identifying externally visible vulnerabilities.
