Security Testing with Selenium & OWASP I Test Automation Framework Development | Part XVI

About the Video

Watch this video to master automated security testing with Selenium, OWASP ZAP, and advanced integration techniques for robust web application security.

Join 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗 (@𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏), Co-Founder & CTO of Automate The Planet Ltd in Part 16 of the Advanced Test Automation Framework Development series on automated security testing with Selenium and OWASP ZAP. Learn why web security testing is crucial, explore OWASP ZAP for vulnerability scanning, and see how to integrate it with Selenium WebDriver and LambdaTest for seamless cloud-based testing.

Anton also demonstrates how to set up security tests in CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker, ensuring your applications remain secure and scalable.

Video Chapters

00:00 Introduction

02:41 Why Does Web Security Testing Matter?

09:09 Understanding OWASP and Common Attacks

11:05 Introduction to OWASP ZAP

23:52 OWASP ZAP with Selenium Demo

29:00 OWASP ZAP with Selenium in LambdaTest Demo

32:50 Integrating with GitHub Actions Pipelines

35:38 Closing Words

Key Topics Covered

Importance of Web Security Testing:

Why web security testing is critical for modern web applications.

Industry statistics showcasing vulnerabilities and attack patterns.

Examples of high-profile data breaches and their impacts.

Introduction to OWASP and Top 10 Vulnerabilities:

Overview of OWASP and its mission to improve software security.

Discussion of the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities:

SQL Injection

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Insecure Deserialization

Security Misconfiguration

Other vulnerabilities like Broken Access Control and Cryptographic Failures.

Automated Security Testing Tools:

Introduction to OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) as a powerful, open-source tool for security testing.

Key features of ZAP, including active and passive scanning, spidering, and its proxy capabilities.

Manual and Automated Testing with ZAP:

Demonstration of ZAP's GUI for manual security analysis.

Using ZAP in Headless (Daemon) mode for automation.

Integration with Selenium WebDriver to simulate user interactions for security checks.

Integrating Security Testing into CI/CD Pipelines:

Leveraging ZAP's REST API for automated scans during CI/CD processes.

GitHub Actions integration for seamless security testing in pipelines.

Generating reports and alerts for detected vulnerabilities.

Combining ZAP with LambdaTest:

Using LambdaTest Tunnel for testing local applications securely on the LambdaTest Cloud.

Running ZAP in headless mode alongside LambdaTest for automated security scanning.

Configuration steps, including setting API keys and proxy parameters.

GitHub Actions and Automation:

Configuring GitHub Actions workflows for automated security testing.

Running ZAP in Docker containers within CI/CD pipelines.

Publishing HTML reports and integrating with other tools.

Practical Demonstrations:

Step-by-step examples of using ZAP with Selenium, LambdaTest, and GitHub Actions.

Generating and interpreting scan reports for vulnerabilities.

Deserialization of JSON alerts for automated validations in Java.

Resources and Further Learning:

References to OWASP, ZAP documentation, and LambdaTest guides.

Links to GitHub repositories and community resources.

Encouragement to explore advanced topics like multi-factor authentication and API security.

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