Thereby, OpenAPI is parsed and successfully imported, and then the Spider spots all possible endpoints in the application and adds them to a list to attack. In order to import the OpenAPI, we enter the address of the target in the input field “URL Pointing to OpenAPI defn:” and then we click the “Import” button. Importing Open API definition and attacking the endpoints with OWASP ZapĪfter downloading and installing Owasp ZAP we click “Import” from the menu and then select “Import OpenAPI Definition from URL” to open the dialogue below. Bam! Now, we are able to reach the OpenAPI descriptions from this URL. First, we are adding the springdoc-openapi-ui dependency to pom.xml:Īfter running a mvn clean install, we can run the application. With the help of springdoc-openapi we can easily generate the OpenAPI specifications for our API. Imagine performing a penetration test for your backend API with minimal effort, how do you pull it off? Let’s give it a try, shall we? Setting up springdoc-openapi Various tools, frameworks and libraries are used to automate the test activity. Basically, the initial testing for the operators of web applications is endless. Since the common penetration test tools for REST APIs are not directly usable, the security of such APIs is still too rarely checked, and testing these types of applications is a major challenge. When developing REST-based web applications, a REST-based web service is required in order to be able to test the functionalities of the web application correctly. It can be assumed that the importance of desktop-based applications will steadily decrease and more and more users will switch from desktop to web and other mobile applications.
REST APIs are widely used in today’s prevailing microservice architectures and because of their simplicity, scalability and flexibility, they have mostly considered the standard protocol for web APIs. In this post, I am going to show you the automated API security testing using OWASP Zap and Open API.
Open api for testing manual#
There are two main methods that can be used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications, either by performing a manual penetration test or using automated scanning tools. But there are some ways to make your application more secure than it’s now. I often see questions on Stack Overflow along the lines of “How can I be sure that my application is fully secured?” Well, you don’t! So far, there are no systems available that guarantee 100% protection against unauthorized access.
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