Welcome to the official repository for the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Web Security Testing Guide (WSTG). The WSTG is a comprehensive guide to testing the security of web applications and web services. Created by the collaborative efforts of security professionals and dedicated volunteers, the WSTG provides a framework of best practices used by penetration testers and organizations all over the world.
We are currently working on release version 5.0. You can read the current document here on GitHub.
For the last stable release, view the previous version 4.0.
Each scenario has an identifier in the format WSTG-<category>-<number>, where: 'category' is a 4 character upper case string that identifies the type of test or weakness, and 'number' is a zero-padded numeric value from 01 to 99. For example:WSTG-INFO-02 is the second Information Gathering test.
The identifiers may change between versions therefore it is preferable that other documents, reports, or tools use the format: WSTG-<version>-<category>-<number>, where: 'version' is the version tag with punctuation removed. For example: WSTG-v41-INFO-02 would be understood to mean specifically the second Information Gathering test from version 4.1.
If identifiers are used without including the <version> element then they should be assumed to refer to the latest Web Security Testing Guide content. Obviously as the guide grows and changes this becomes problematic, which is why writers or developers should include the version element.
Linking to Web Security Testing Guide scenarios should be done using versioned links not stable or latest which will definitely change with time. However, it is the project team's intention that versioned links not change. For example: https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/v41/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/01-Information_Gathering/02-Fingerprint_Web_Server.html. Note: the v41 element refers to version 4.1.
We are actively inviting new contributors! To start, read the contribution guide.
This project is only possible thanks to the work of many dedicated volunteers. Everyone is encouraged to help in ways large and small. Here are a few ways you can help:
- Read the current content and help us fix any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.
- Choose an existing issue and submit a pull request to fix it.
- Open a new issue to report an opportunity for improvement.
To learn how to contribute successfully, read the contribution guide.
Successful contributors appear on the project's list of authors, reviewers, or editors.
We're easy to find on Slack:
- Join the OWASP Group Slack with this invitation link.
- Join this project's channel, #testing-guide.
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