Use Cases for OWASP ZAP in Testing
- Vulnerability scanning of web apps before deployment
- Security testing during development
- Finding common OWASP Top 10 risks like:
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- SQL Injection
- CSRF
- Security misconfigurations
- Automating security scans in CI/CD
Why Use OWASP ZAP?
- Free and actively maintained
- Beginner-friendly UI with powerful features
- Backed by the OWASP community
- Ideal for DevSecOps and shift-left security
- Useful in both manual and automated testing setups
Ideal For:
- QA and Dev teams doing security testing
- Security researchers
- Beginners learning web app penetration testing
- Integration in automated CI/CD pipelines