FOR DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERING LEADS AND APPLICATION-SECURITY PRACTITIONERS
The decision this helps prepare
What should be added to the authorized release or penetration-test plan?
What the review covers
- Identity
- Data
- Delivery
- Visibility
Useful information to have nearby
- A role and object-permission matrix
- API schemas and deployed version inventory
- Security test cases and scoped retest notes
Use references and non-sensitive summaries. Do not paste account credentials, private client records or raw vulnerability evidence.
Example questions
- Is permission checked for each requested object and action?
- Are returned fields limited to what the caller may see?
- Are dependency and configuration changes reviewed before release?
After the review
Open the pentest planner to record the authorized assets, exclusions and checks relevant to your release.
Review unknown answers, save a local snapshot, export a report or make a current-to-target plan. You can use the result without sending a message.
Scope and reference
12 original pre-release screening questions. Not the complete OWASP API Top 10, ASVS or WSTG, and not a performed penetration test.
Questions are original. The reference provides context and does not endorse this website.
Read the reference