imperva / imperva/automatic-api-attack-tool

API Authentication is not possible?

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Description

API Authentication is not possible?
The most API evaluation requires previus authentication to consume many other functions...

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Research direction

Review how the tool consumes an API specification and generates and runs attacks. Determine how authentication prerequisites should be represented and applied before evaluating dependent API functions. Done means authenticated API flows can be evaluated, but the issue does not identify files or tests to use.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
api, authentication, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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