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Dynamic Application Security Testing

Probe a running application from the outside, the way an attacker would.

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How it differs Tests the running application from the outside, with no access to source. SAST never runs the app; IAST instruments it from the inside.

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Perl command line scanner that checks a web server against a large database of known dangerous files, outdated software banners and misconfigurations.

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Nikto

Chris Sullo and contributors

Perl command line scanner that checks a web server against a large database of known dangerous files, outdated software banners and misconfigurations.

Open source Established

DAST Compare Nikto

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