The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is a popular open-source security tool for detecting security vulnerabilities in web applications during development and testing. Unlike Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools, which analyze code without executing it, ZAP performs Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) by interacting with a running application.
Integrating ZAP into a CI/CD pipeline can be more complex than integrating SAST tools. It requires scripting automated actions and analyzing responses to detect potential vulnerabilities. This can be manageable for single-page APIs, but as the system grows in complexity, the process becomes more challenging.
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