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{{Short description|Open-source web application security scanner}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = OWASP ZAP
| name = ZAP by Checkmarx
| caption = "OWASP Zed Attack Proxy"
| logo = Logo of ZAP by Checkmarx.svg
| logo_size = 200px
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| latest release version = 2.8.0
| logo_caption = Logo including [[Checkmarx]], since 2024
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| latest release date = {{release date and age|2019|6|7|df=yes}}
| screenshot = OWASP-ZAP.png
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| operating system = [[Linux]], [[Windows]], [[OS X]]
| status = Active
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| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|P348}}
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| genre = [[Computer security]]
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| latest release date = {{release date and age|2024|05|07|df=yes}}
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| operating system = [[Linux]], [[Windows]], [[macOS]]
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| genre = [[Dynamic application security testing]]
| license = [[Apache Licence]]
| license = [[Apache Licence]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.owasp.org/index.php/ZAP}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.zaproxy.org/}}
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| language count = 25<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crowdin.com/project/owasp-zap|title=OWASP ZAP|publisher=Crowdin.com|access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref>
|logo size = 124px
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| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
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| language count = 25<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crowdin.com/project/owasp-zap|title=OWASP ZAP|publisher=Crowdin.com|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
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| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
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'''ZAP''' ('''Zed Attack Proxy''') is a [[dynamic application security testing]] tool published under the [[Apache License]]. When used as a [[proxy server]] it allows the user to manipulate all of the traffic that passes through it, including [[HTTPS]] encrypted traffic. It can also run in a [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]] mode which is then controlled via a [[Representational state transfer|REST]]-based [[Application programming interface|API]].
'''OWASP ZAP''' (short for '''Z'''ed '''A'''ttack '''P'''roxy) is an [[open-source software|open-source]] [[web application security scanner]].
It is intended to be used by both those new to application security as well as professional penetration testers.


== History ==
It is one of the most active Open Web Application Security Project ([[OWASP]]) projects<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.openhub.net/orgs/OWASP?view=portfolio_projects|title=Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)|publisher=Openhub.net|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref> and has been given Flagship status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Project_Inventory#Flagship_Projects|title=OWASP Project Inventory|publisher=Owasp.org|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
ZAP was originally forked from Paros which was developed by Chinotec Technologies Company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZAP – Paros Proxy |url=https://www.zaproxy.org/docs/desktop/paros/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=zaproxy.org}}</ref> Simon Bennetts, the project lead, stated in 2014 that only 20% of ZAP's source code was still from Paros.<ref>{{cite speech |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MmDWenz-6U&t=23m30s |time=23:30 |publisher=Oracle |event=JavaOne San Francisco 2014 |date=2014 |first=Simon |last=Bennetts |title=Security Testing for Developers Using OWASP ZAP |access-date=2 June 2015}}</ref>


The first release was announced on [[Bugtraq]] in September 2010, and became an [[OWASP]] project a few months later.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wylie |first=Phillip |title=The pentester blueprint: starting a career as an ethical hacker |last2=Crawley |first2=Kim |author-link2=Kim Crawley |date=2021 |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |isbn=978-1-119-68430-5 |edition=1 |location=Indianapolis |page=75}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bugtraq: The Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) version 1.0.0 |url=https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2010/Sep/38 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=[[bugtraq]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, ZAP developers moved to the [[Linux Foundation]], where they became a part of the Software Security Project.<ref>{{cite web |title=ZAP Core Team to move to Linux Foundation &#124; OWASP Foundation |url=https://owasp.org/blog/2023/08/02/zap-core-team-leaves-owasp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 1, 2023 |title=ZAP is Joining the Software Security Project |url=https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2023-08-01-zap-is-joining-the-software-security-project/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 31, 2023 |title=Welcoming ZAP to the Software Security Project |url=https://softwaresecurityproject.org/blog/welcoming-zap-to-the-software-security-project/}}</ref> As of September 24, 2024, all of the main developers joined [[Checkmarx]] as employees and ZAP was rebranded as ZAP by Checkmarx.<ref>https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2024-09-24-zap-has-joined-forces-with-checkmarx/</ref>
When used as a [[proxy server]] it allows the user to manipulate all of the traffic that passes through it, including traffic using [[HTTPS|https]].


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ZAP was listed in the 2015 [[InfoWorld]] Bossie award for The best open source networking and security software.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source networking and security software |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2238317/bossie-awards-2015-the-best-open-source-networking-and-security-software.html |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=InfoWorld |language=en-US}}</ref>
It can also run in a [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]] mode which is then controlled via a [[Representational state transfer|REST]] [[Application programming interface|API]].


ZAP was added to the [[ThoughtWorks]] Technology Radar in May 2015 in the Trial ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://assets.thoughtworks.com/assets/technology-radar-may-2015-en.pdf|format=PDF|title=TECHNOLOGY RADAR Our thoughts on the technology and trends that are shaping the future|publisher=Thoughtworks.com|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

ZAP is based on [[Paros]] penetration testing tool - according to Simon Bennetts the ZAP Project Lead, having forked the venerable Paros Proxy in 2010. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=_MmDWenz-6U?list=WL&t=1422|title=this video has information in the description and at 23:30 he also mentions this in the presentation|publisher=Oracle Developers|access-date=2 June 2015}}</ref>
==Features==
==Features==

Some of the built in features include:
Some of the built in features include:
Intercepting [[proxy server]],
* An intercepting [[proxy server]],
Traditional and [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]] [[Web crawler]]s,
* Traditional and [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]] [[Web crawler]]s
Automated scanner,
* An automated scanner
Passive scanner,
* A passive scanner
Forced browsing,
* Forced browsing
* A [[Fuzzing|fuzzer]]
Fuzzer,
[[WebSocket]] support,
* [[WebSocket]] support
[[Scripting language]]s, and
* [[Scripting language]]s
Plug-n-Hack support.
* Plug-n-Hack support
It has a plugin-based architecture and an online ‘marketplace’ which allows new or updated features to be added.
The GUI control panel is easy to use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2013/10/automated-security-testing-web-applications-using-owasp-zed-attack-proxy/|title=Automated Security Testing Web Applications Using OWASP Zed Attack Proxy test |author=Marcel Birkner|accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref>

==Awards==
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* One of the [[OWASP]] tools referred to in the 2015 Bossie award for The best open source networking and security software<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2982962/open-source-tools/bossie-awards-2015-the-best-open-source-networking-and-security-software.html#slide8|title=Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source networking and security software|author=InfoWorld|publisher=Infoworld.com|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref>
* Second place in the Top Security Tools of 2014 as voted by ToolsWatch.org readers<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toolswatch.org/2015/01/2014-top-security-tools-as-voted-by-toolswatch-org-readers/|title=ToolsWatch.org – The Hackers Arsenal Tools Portal » 2014 Top Security Tools as Voted by ToolsWatch.org Readers|publisher=Toolswatch.org|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref>
* Top Security Tool of 2013 as voted by ToolsWatch.org readers<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toolswatch.org/2013/12/2013-top-security-tools-as-voted-by-toolswatch-org-readers/|title=ToolsWatch.org – The Hackers Arsenal Tools Portal » 2013 Top Security Tools as Voted by ToolsWatch.org Readers|publisher=Toolswatch.org|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
* Toolsmith Tool of the Year for 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://holisticinfosec.blogspot.com/2012/02/2011-toolsmith-tool-of-year-owasp-zap.html|title=HolisticInfoSec: 2011 Toolsmith Tool of the Year: OWASP ZAP|author=Russ McRee|publisher=Holisticinfosec.blogspot.com|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
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* [[W3af]]
* [[W3af]]
* [[Fiddler (software)]]
* [[Fiddler (software)]]

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book |last=Soper |first=Ryan |title=Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook |last2=N Torres |first2=Nestor |last3=Almoailu |first3=Ahmed |date=10 March 2023 |publisher=[[Packt Publishing]] |isbn=9781801810159}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/ZAP Official website]
* [https://www.zaproxy.org/ Official website]


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Latest revision as of 11:18, 22 October 2024

ZAP by Checkmarx
Stable release
2.15.0 / 7 May 2024; 7 months ago (2024-05-07)
Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemLinux, Windows, macOS
Available in25[1] languages
TypeDynamic application security testing
LicenseApache Licence
Websitewww.zaproxy.org

ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is a dynamic application security testing tool published under the Apache License. When used as a proxy server it allows the user to manipulate all of the traffic that passes through it, including HTTPS encrypted traffic. It can also run in a daemon mode which is then controlled via a REST-based API.

History

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ZAP was originally forked from Paros which was developed by Chinotec Technologies Company.[2] Simon Bennetts, the project lead, stated in 2014 that only 20% of ZAP's source code was still from Paros.[3]

The first release was announced on Bugtraq in September 2010, and became an OWASP project a few months later.[4][5] In 2023, ZAP developers moved to the Linux Foundation, where they became a part of the Software Security Project.[6][7][8] As of September 24, 2024, all of the main developers joined Checkmarx as employees and ZAP was rebranded as ZAP by Checkmarx.[9]

ZAP was listed in the 2015 InfoWorld Bossie award for The best open source networking and security software.[10]

Features

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Some of the built in features include:

See also

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Further reading

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  • Soper, Ryan; N Torres, Nestor; Almoailu, Ahmed (10 March 2023). Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook. Packt Publishing. ISBN 9781801810159.

References

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  1. ^ "OWASP ZAP". Crowdin.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ "ZAP – Paros Proxy". zaproxy.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. ^ Bennetts, Simon (2014). Security Testing for Developers Using OWASP ZAP (Speech). JavaOne San Francisco 2014. Oracle. Event occurs at 23:30. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ Wylie, Phillip; Crawley, Kim (2021). The pentester blueprint: starting a career as an ethical hacker (1 ed.). Indianapolis: John Wiley and Sons. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-119-68430-5.
  5. ^ "Bugtraq: The Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) version 1.0.0". bugtraq. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  6. ^ "ZAP Core Team to move to Linux Foundation | OWASP Foundation".
  7. ^ "ZAP is Joining the Software Security Project". August 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Welcoming ZAP to the Software Security Project". July 31, 2023.
  9. ^ https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2024-09-24-zap-has-joined-forces-with-checkmarx/
  10. ^ "Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source networking and security software". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
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