{"id":3010,"date":"2015-05-31T02:09:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T18:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2015-09-09T19:36:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T11:36:37","slug":"owasp-zed-attack-proxy-integrated-penetration-testing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2015\/05\/owasp-zed-attack-proxy-integrated-penetration-testing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"OWASP Zed Attack Proxy &#8211; Integrated Penetration Testing Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an 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.<\/p>\n<p>With its automated scanner and powerful REST API, ZAP fits seamlessly into your continuous integration environment, allowing you to automate the finding of common issues while you\u2019re still in development.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7796\/17653313523_f1a3d9f691.jpg\" alt=\"OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Version - Integrated Penetration Testing Tool\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s classified as a flagship project for OWASP meaning it&#8217;s mature and has demonstrated strategic value to OWASP and application security as a whole. It&#8217;s also fully translated into 25 different languages, which is more than a lot of commercial\/enterprise tools.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatives to ZAP would be:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2009\/05\/fiddler-web-debugging-proxy-for-https\/\">Fiddler \u2013 Web Debugging Proxy For HTTP(S)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2011\/06\/burp-suite-free-edition-v1-4-web-application-security-testing-tool\/\">Burp Suite Free Edition v1.4 \u2013 Web Application Security Testing Tool<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2009\/04\/charles-web-debugging-proxy-http-monitor-reverse-proxy\/\">Charles Web Debugging Proxy \u2013 HTTP Monitor &#038; Reverse Proxy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have written about ZAP before, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2010\/10\/owasp-zap-zed-attack-proxy-web-application-penetration-testing\/\">when it first hit v1.0 back in 2010<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2011\/06\/zed-attack-proxy-zaproxy-v1-3-0-released-integrated-penetration-testing-tool\/\">again when they had a major update in 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3033787195489589\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Darknet Responsive Post Ad Links [previously link ad unit] -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3033787195489589\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5456620019\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"91.20662162077342\">Open source<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"105.71184070951993\">Cross platform<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"98.73373232320064\">Easy to install<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"114.32250861479173\">Completely free<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"151.38016495207728\">Ease of use a priority<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"194.02897645604102\">Comprehensive help pages<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"158.56053734959423\">Fully internationalized<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"244.40716267362967\">Translated into a dozen languages<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"265.67377870812646\">Community based, with involvement\u00a0actively encouraged<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"237.55908115165175\">Under active development by an international team of volunteers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Functionality<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"132.09284674144334\">Intercepting proxy<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"207.85516636433823\">Traditional and AJAX spiders<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"105.88520986197506\">Active scanner<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"112.86331824829432\">Passive scanner<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"121.28616957173975\">Forced Browsing<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"48.63004726366599\">Fuzzer<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"177.94898756582705\">Dynamic SSL certificates<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"139.76443173758315\">Smart card support<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"152.39148500806562\">Web sockets support<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"254.59260038036896\">Authentication and session support<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"183.1211672807387\">Powerful REST based API<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"184.0169079017569\">Support for a wide range\u00a0of scripting languages<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"184.0169079017569\">Automatic updating option<\/li>\n<li data-canvas-width=\"173.10909872645453\">Integrated and growing\u00a0marketplace of add-ons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When used as a proxy server it allows the user to manipulate all of the traffic that passes through it, including traffic using https. It can also run in a \u2018daemon\u2019 mode which is then controlled via a REST Application programming interface.<\/p>\n<p>This cross-platform tool is written in Java and is available in all of the popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.<\/p>\n<p>You can download ZAP here:<\/p>\n<p>Windows &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/zaproxy\/files\/2.4.0\/ZAP_2.4.0_Windows.exe\/download\">ZAP_2.4.0_Windows.exe<\/a><br \/>\nLinux &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/zaproxy\/files\/2.4.0\/ZAP_2.4.0_Linux.tar.gz\/download\">ZAP_2.4.0_Linux.tar.gz<\/a><br \/>\nMac OS X &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/zaproxy\/files\/2.4.0\/ZAP_2.4.0_Mac_OS_X.dmg\/download\">ZAP_2.4.0_Mac_OS_X.dmg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is also a Docker image available <a href=\"https:\/\/registry.hub.docker.com\/u\/owasp\/zap2docker-stable\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owasp.org\/index.php\/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications. 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