Software Assurance Tools: Web Application Security Scanner Functional Specification Version 1.0

Published

February 14, 2008

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Elizabeth N. Fong, Vadim Okun, Romain Gaucher

Abstract

Software assurance tools are a fundamental resource for providing an assurance argument for today's software applications throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Software requirements, design models, source code, and executable code are analyzed by tools in order to determine if an application is secure. This document specifies the functional behavior of one class of software assurance tool: the web application security scanner tool. Due to the wide spread use of the World Wide Web and proliferation of web application vulnerabilities, application level web security and assurance requires major attention. This specification defines a minimum capability to help software professionals understand how a tool will meet their software assurance needs.

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 500-269

Report Number

500-269

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.500-269

Keywords

Homeland security, software assurance, software assurance tools, specification, vulnerability, web application, web application security scanner tool

Citation

Black, P. , Fong, E. , Okun, V. and Gaucher, R. (2008), Software Assurance Tools: Web Application Security Scanner Functional Specification Version 1.0, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.500-269 (Accessed October 11, 2024)