The OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) is an open standard for testing and verifying the security of web applications. It provides developers with a comprehensive list of requirements for secure development and helps establish confidence in application security.
The OWASP ASVS aims to normalize the rigor and coverage of web application security verification through a commercially workable open standard. It specifies technical security controls to protect applications and their environments from vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL injection. ASVS requirements, categorized into chapters and sections, serve as a metric for assessing web application security, a guide for security control development, and a framework for specifying security requirements in procurement contracts. Version 5.0.0 includes updates to structure, requirements, and use cases, available in various formats such as CSV and JSON for easy reference.
