Secure coding & defensive development
Input handling, output encoding, safe APIs, error handling, logging, cryptography use, data protection, and secure coding standards.
Application security skill assessment
Measure secure-development knowledge and practical AppSec judgement with an Application Security Assessment Test.
Assess secure coding, OWASP Top 10, identity and access controls, input validation, web and API security, threat modelling, security testing, dependency risk, secrets, DevSecOps, remediation, and practical judgement.
Secure coding & OWASP Top 10
Authentication, authorization & sessions
Web, API & dependency security
Threat modelling, testing & DevSecOps
Application security assessment · Skill signals
What this Application Security Assessment Test helps you evaluate
Measure how candidates prevent common application weaknesses, design effective controls, use security testing appropriately, and prioritise remediation using real risk.
AppSec
Trust boundaries and attack surfaces
OWASP Top 10 & common application risks
Injection, broken access control, security misconfiguration, vulnerable components, authentication failures, SSRF, XSS, and risk identification.
Authentication, authorization & session security
Identity verification, MFA, password handling, tokens, cookies, session lifecycle, role checks, object-level access, and least privilege.
Web and API security
Request validation, CORS, CSRF, rate limiting, schema validation, API authentication, object access, error exposure, and abuse prevention.
Threat modelling & secure design
Assets, entry points, trust boundaries, data flows, misuse cases, STRIDE-style thinking, attack paths, design controls, and risk trade-offs.
SAST, DAST & security verification
Static analysis, dynamic testing, manual review, scanner findings, false positives, test coverage, verification, and security-testing strategy.
Dependencies, secrets & software-supply-chain security
Dependency scanning, vulnerable packages, SBOM concepts, build integrity, secret detection, key rotation, third-party risk, and secure pipelines.
DevSecOps, remediation & real-world scenarios
Security gates, developer feedback, finding triage, severity, exploitability, fix prioritisation, retesting, exception handling, and practical judgement.
Assessment flow
A practical structure for fair application-security screening
Run a consistent assessment with realistic application-security scenarios, structured scoring, and decision-ready reports.
Set the AppSec context
Choose application type, technology stack, experience level, security depth, assessment duration, and scenario difficulty.
Run realistic security tasks
Candidates review code, identify risks, analyse authentication and APIs, model threats, interpret findings, and recommend fixes.
Auto-evaluate
Score vulnerability knowledge, secure-design thinking, testing judgement, remediation quality, risk prioritisation, and practical accuracy.
Review detailed reports
Compare competency breakdowns, scenario decisions, response quality, question analysis, and evidence-based recommendations.
Score breakdown
Example application-security score areas
A01
Secure coding & OWASP risks
92
A02
Authentication, authorization & sessions
90
A03
Web and API security
88
A04
Threat modelling & secure design
86
A05
SAST, DAST & supply-chain risk
84
Use cases
Where this assessment fits best
Application-security and DevSecOps hiring
Evaluate secure coding, threat modelling, security testing, supply-chain risk, remediation, and risk-based AppSec judgement.
Software-engineer security screening
Assess developers who need to build secure web applications and APIs, handle identity correctly, and avoid common vulnerabilities.
Internal secure-development programmes
Identify gaps in OWASP knowledge, secure design, code review, security tooling, vulnerability triage, and remediation verification.
Use realistic AppSec scenarios, automated evaluation, and explainable score reports to improve application-security, DevSecOps, engineering, and security-testing hiring.
Identify candidates who can recognise application risks, design effective controls, and validate secure fixes.
Use structured tasks, automated evaluation, and clear reports to shortlist stronger engineering candidates faster.