OWASP ZAP w2019-12-02 released: pentesting tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications
The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications. It is designed to be used by people with a wide range of security experience and as such is ideal for developers and functional testers who are new to penetration testing as well as being a useful addition to an experienced pen testers toolbox.
ZAP provides automated scanners as well as a set of tools that allow you to find security vulnerabilities manually.
Some of ZAP’s features:
- Open source
- Cross-platform
- Easy to install (just requires java 1.7)
- Completely free (no paid for ‘Pro’ version)
- Ease of use a priority
- Comprehensive help pages
- Fully internationalized
- Translated into a dozen languages
- Community-based, with involvement, actively encouraged
- Under active development by an international team of volunteers
Some of ZAP’s functionality:
- Intercepting Proxy
- Traditional and AJAX spiders
- Automated scanner
- Passive scanner
- Forced browsing
- Fuzzer
- Dynamic SSL certificates
- Smartcard and Client Digital Certificates support
- Web sockets support
- Support for a wide range of scripting languages
- Plug-n-Hack support
- Authentication and session support
- Powerful REST-based API
- Automatic updating option
- Integrated and growing marketplace of add-ons
OWASP ZAP w2019-12-02 has been released.
OWASP ZAP Tutorial
