id: "SA-11(09)" title: "Interactive Application Security Testing" family: "SA" family_name: "System and Services Acquisition" sort_id: "sa-11.09" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "SA-11" enhancement: True
Statement
Require the developer of the system, system component, or system service to employ interactive application security testing tools to identify flaws and document the results.
Guidance
Interactive (also known as instrumentation-based) application security testing is a method of detecting vulnerabilities by observing applications as they run during testing. The use of instrumentation relies on direct measurements of the actual running applications and uses access to the code, user interaction, libraries, frameworks, backend connections, and configurations to directly measure control effectiveness. When combined with analysis techniques, interactive application security testing can identify a broad range of potential vulnerabilities and confirm control effectiveness. Instrumentation-based testing works in real time and can be used continuously throughout the system development life cycle.
Assessment Objective: the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to employ interactive application security testing tools to identify flaws;
Assessment Objective: the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to document the results of flaw identification.
System and services acquisition policy
procedures addressing system developer security testing
procedures addressing interactive application security testing
solicitation documentation
acquisition documentation
service level agreements
acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service
system developer security test and evaluation plans
security test and evaluation results
security flaw and remediation tracking reports
system security plan
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with system and service acquisition responsibilities
organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
organizational personnel with developer security testing responsibilities
organizational personnel with configuration management responsibilities
system developers
Organizational processes for interactive application security testing
mechanisms supporting and/or implementing interactive application security testing