Static application security testing (SAST) is the process of examining source code for security defects. SAST is one of many checks in an application security assurance program designed to find and fix security vulnerabilities early in the DevOps process. Integrating SAST into DevOps is critical to building a sustainable program. And automating your SAST tools […]
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If you read the previous installment, you’ll recall that we boosted ourselves to low earth orbit using CodeXM to write a Coverity checker to help enforce a naming convention (which, of course, you can tweak to suit your needs). Our progress so far: local variables and function names (including method names). Now we’ll push higher up, […]
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All systems are go. We have liftoff. Let’s write some CodeXM. If you’ve read the previous two posts, you should come away with a sense that writing a CodeXM checker isn’t rocket science. Let’s put that to the test. In order to get this hands-on experience, you should have access to an installed version of […]
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This is the third post in a three-part series on how you can maximize the impact of a static analysis solution by supporting developers and their goals. As discussed in previous posts, developers are more likely to use SAST tools to improve application security when they integrate seamlessly into existing development workflows. While integration into […]
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Posted in Agile, CI/CD & DevOps, Static Analysis (SAST)
What you need to know, and (more importantly) what you don’t, about the CodeXM checkers. When you develop your software, you may not be aware of what the compiler is doing to transform source into an executable. The neat thing is you don’t need to. Just know things like what a variable declaration is, what a […]
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This is the second post in a three-part series on how you can maximize the impact of a static analysis solution by supporting developers and their goals. As discussed in the previous blog post, static analysis is more likely to have a significant impact on application security when it supports the goals of developers, rather […]
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Posted in Agile, CI/CD & DevOps, Static Analysis (SAST)
In a recent blog post, Detecting Spectre vulnerability exploits with static analysis, we showed how developers can use static analysis to help protect their applications from the Spectre variant 1 vulnerability (bounds check bypass). Synopsys Software Integrity Group released a checker for Coverity (AUDIT.SPECULATIVE_EXECUTION_DATA_LEAK) that helps developers identify vulnerable code. The result is increased protection against Spectre […]
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With apologies to the late Adams Douglas Adams, writing a checker is hard. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly hard it is. I mean, you may think it’s difficult to pull together a purchase order for a new bit of software, but that’s just peanuts to writing a checker. Truth be told, writing […]
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Every application security testing tool has advantages and disadvantages. No single solution can ensure you find and fix all vulnerabilities. But application security tools can complement one another and help you secure your applications in each stage of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and beyond. Here’s a quick overview of SAST, IAST, DAST, and […]
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Posted in Infographic, Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST), Static Analysis (SAST), Web Application Security
This is the first post in a three-part series on how you can maximize the impact of a static analysis solution by supporting developers and their goals. Aligning static analysis with development goals Application security responsibilities are shifting to the developer as organizations look to produce secure, high-quality software at a competitive pace. Because of […]
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