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There are five penetration testing standards: Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual [25] (OSSTMM), Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST00), Information System Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF), and Penetration Testing Methodologies and Standards (PTES).
Metasploit Project, an open-source penetration testing tool that includes tests for XSS; w3af, an open-source web application security scanner; DOMPurify, a free and open source code library by Cure53 to reduce susceptibility to XSS vulnerabilities in websites. Cross-document messaging; Samy (computer worm) Parameter validation
Kali Linux has a dedicated project set aside for compatibility and porting to specific Android devices, called Kali NetHunter. [14]It is the first open source Android penetration testing platform for Nexus devices, created as a joint effort between the Kali community member "BinkyBear" and Offensive Security.
Because the tool is implementing a dynamic testing method, it cannot cover 100% of the source code of the application and then, the application itself. The penetration tester should look at the coverage of the web application or of its attack surface to know if the tool was configured correctly or was able to understand the web application.
Fuzzing Project, includes tutorials, a list of security-critical open-source projects, and other resources. University of Wisconsin Fuzz Testing (the original fuzz project) Source of papers and fuzz software. Designing Inputs That Make Software Fail, conference video including fuzzy testing; Building 'Protocol Aware' Fuzzing Frameworks
By comparing a large variety of open source and closed source projects a star system could be used to analyze the security of the project similar to how Morningstar, Inc. rates mutual funds. With a large enough data set, statistics could be used to measure the overall effectiveness of one group over the other.
Metasploit was created by H. D. Moore in 2003 as a portable network tool using Perl.By 2007, the Metasploit Framework had been completely rewritten in Ruby.On October 21, 2009, the Metasploit Project announced [4] that it had been acquired by Rapid7, a security company that provides unified vulnerability management solutions.
Because the tool scans the entire source-code, it can cover 100% of it, while dynamic application security testing covers its execution possibly missing part of the application, [6] or unsecured configuration in configuration files. SAST tools can offer extended functionalities such as quality and architectural testing.