Remember DAST
Full name: Dynamic Application Security Testing
Memory aid: Dynamic means exercise the app while it runs.
DAST coverage depends on reachable functionality and test configuration.
Study area: Threats & application security · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA PenTest+
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DAST — Dynamic Application Security Testing
Tests a running application from its exposed interfaces.
Why learn DAST — Dynamic Application Security Testing?
Tests a running application from its exposed interfaces.
Where it came from
DAST coverage depends on reachable functionality and test configuration.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Dynamic means exercise the app while it runs.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DAST: Dynamic Application Security Testing.
- Recall this memory aid: Dynamic means exercise the app while it runs.
- Explain the practical use: Tests a running application from its exposed interfaces.
- Explain this distinction: DAST coverage depends on reachable functionality and test configuration.
- Identify DAST in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)