The situation
A buyer asks for evidence about an API’s security before onboarding it.
Application & Code Security
Application security combines complementary checks of source code, dependencies, containers and running behavior. The goal is an actionable view of risk and a way to verify remediation.
- Define the test surface
- Combine testing methods
- Triage and verify
Is this right for you?
When this is the right work.
You need to understand which checks cover your application and where security gaps remain between code review and production.
The first conversation establishes the environment, the constraint and who will accept the result. We agree a bounded starting point before expanding the engagement.
Scope
What DotConn delivers.
- 01
Define the test surface
Map applications, APIs, languages, dependencies and authorized environments.
- 02
Combine testing methods
Scope SAST, DAST, container and dependency analysis, plus penetration testing where appropriate.
- 03
Triage and verify
Review findings in context, assign remediation and retest meaningful changes.
Deliverables
What you receive.
Acceptance criteria identify the checks, records and handover needed for the agreed scope.
- Application-security test scope
- Prioritized findings and ownership register
- Remediation verification record
In practice
A practical example.
Our approach
We agree the testing boundary and use complementary methods to inspect code, components and running behavior.
The useful result
The result explains coverage, findings and unresolved risk.
Responsibility
Agree the responsibility.
DotConn
Assesses and delivers the technical work in the agreed scope, with reviewable changes and handover. Continuing operation requires a separately defined managed-service scope.
Your team
Provides authorized access, business priorities and accountable decision-makers; approves policy choices and accepts the agreed result.
Set this boundary early
No single scanner provides complete coverage. Testing scope, access and residual uncertainty are disclosed; production testing requires authorization.
FAQ
Questions worth resolving.
Why do we need more than one kind of test?
Each method sees a different layer. Source analysis cannot establish every runtime behavior, and runtime testing may not reveal all dependency or code risks.
Pricing, timing and how to prepare are covered in working with DotConn.
Connected work
Services that work alongside this.
Static Application Security Testing
SAST analyzes application source or compiled code for potential security weaknesses without exercising the running service. Its value depends on language coverage, rule quality and useful feedback to developers.
ExploreDynamic Application Security Testing
DAST examines a running application or API from the outside. It helps evaluate exposed behavior, authentication paths and responses that source-only analysis cannot exercise.
ExplorePenetration Testing
Penetration testing is an authorized, time-bounded assessment of how an adversary could exploit a defined application or environment. The output should help the customer reproduce, prioritize and fix findings.
ExploreDependency Scanning & SBOM
Dependency analysis identifies the external components used by software. A software bill of materials records that composition so teams can investigate exposure and respond when component risks change.
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