DAST Pipelines Advanced

• Medium - Integrating SAST and DAST into DevOps Using OWASP ZAP and SonarQube](https://medium.com/@varularora/integrating-sast-and-dast-into-devops-using-owasp-zap-and-sonarqube-50ff74c23017)

• ZAP - ZAP](https://www.zaproxy.org/)

• GitHub - projectdiscovery/nuclei](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei)

• DZone - Configure OWASP ZAP Security Tests in Azure DevOps](https://dzone.com/articles/owasp-zap-security-tests-in-azure-devops-pipeline)

• GitHub - zaproxy/zaproxy: The ZAP by Checkmarx Core project](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy)

• Nuclei - Nuclei](https://www.nuclei.ai/)

# Define the DevOps pipeline

name: Complex DAST Pipeline

trigger:

- main

stages:

  - stage: Build

    jobs:

      - job: BuildApp

        displayName: Build Application

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Building the application..."

              # Add your build steps here

            displayName: 'Build Steps'

  - stage: Deploy

    jobs:

      - job: DeployApp

        displayName: Deploy Application

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Deploying the application..."

              # Add your deployment steps here

            displayName: 'Deployment Steps'

  - stage: DAST

    displayName: Dynamic Application Security Testing

    jobs:

      - job: ZAP

        displayName: OWASP ZAP Scan

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Running OWASP ZAP scan..."

              # Add ZAP command-line options here to scan the deployed application

              # Consider using the ZAP API for more advanced configurations

              # Example: zap-cli quick_scan -t http://your-deployed-app

            displayName: 'ZAP Scan'

      - job: Nuclei

        displayName: Nuclei Vulnerability Scan

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Running Nuclei scan..."

              # Add Nuclei command-line options here to scan the deployed application

              # Example: nuclei -target http://your-deployed-app

            displayName: 'Nuclei Scan'

      - job: SSLyze

        displayName: SSL/TLS Configuration Scan

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Running SSLyze scan..."

              # Add SSLyze command-line options here to scan the deployed application's SSL/TLS configuration

              # Example: sslyze --regular http://your-deployed-app:443

            displayName: 'SSLyze Scan'

      - job: Nmap

        displayName: Network Port Scan

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Running Nmap scan..."

              # Add Nmap command-line options here to scan the deployed application's network ports

              # Example: nmap -p 1-65535 your-deployed-app

            displayName: 'Nmap Scan'

      - job: Nikto

        displayName: Web Server Vulnerability Scan

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Running Nikto scan..."

              # Add Nikto command-line options here to scan the deployed application

              # Example: nikto -h http://your-deployed-app

            displayName: 'Nikto Scan'

      - job: Dastardly

        displayName: Dastardly Scan

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Running Dastardly scan..."

              # Add Dastardly command-line options here to scan the deployed application

              # Example: dastardly -t http://your-deployed-app

            displayName: 'Dastardly Scan'

  - stage: Results

    jobs:

      - job: PublishResults

        displayName: Publish Scan Results

        steps:

          - script: |

              echo "Publishing scan results..."

              # Add steps to collect and publish the results from the DAST tools

            displayName: 'Publish Results'

Understanding DAST and Testing with the Tools:

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) involves testing an application in its running state to identify security vulnerabilities. This is done by simulating attacks against the application's exposed interfaces, such as web pages and APIs.

• OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy): A free and open-source web application scanner used to find security vulnerabilities 5, 2. It can be integrated into DevOps pipelines to identify risks in web UIs and APIs 4.

• Nuclei: A high-performance vulnerability scanner that uses YAML-based templates for custom detection 3.

• SSLyze: A tool to analyze the SSL/TLS configuration of a server.

• Nmap: A network scanner used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, thus identifying open ports and potential attack surfaces.

• Nikto: A web server scanner that looks for dangerous files/CGIs, outdated server software, and other problems.

• Dastardly: A (potentially hypothetical or less common) DAST tool focused on specific types of dynamic analysis.

Integrating DAST into DevOps helps catch bugs before production and reduces the time to fix critical issues 1. Each tool in the pipeline performs a specific type of dynamic test, contributing to a comprehensive security assessment.