What OWASP ASVS L3 (Advanced) requires
OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) Level 3 establishes the highest assurance benchmark, designed for applications processing high-value transactions, containing sensitive data, or performing critical functions where failure could precipitate significant operational or financial impact. Adherence to this rigorous standard necessitates a comprehensive, defense-in-depth security posture, verified through multiple independent modalities. Compliance explicitly requires an architectural threat model to preempt design flaws and further mandates both manual penetration testing alongside manual code review for uncovering complex vulnerabilities. The validation process is extensive, obligating business logic abuse testing plus targeted fuzz testing to probe for unexpected weaknesses. A quantitative threshold for automated testing is established, demanding a minimum code coverage by tests of 95 percent. The supply chain integrity is paramount, requiring a secure build pipeline attestation and stipulating that third-party components must not exceed a maximum dependency age of 180 days. Access control standards are stringent, enforcing multi-factor authentication for all users universally and dictating a credential rotation policy of 60 days. Foundational security practices include the mandatory use of a memory-safe language or comparable tooling to eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities. Ultimately, the framework operates on a zero-tolerance basis for severe risks, setting the max acceptable critical vulns at 0.
Pillar: Cloud & SaaS · Authority: OWASP Foundation · Version: 1.1.1 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/
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- {"citation_id":"EU_NIS_2_DIRECTIVE","jurisdiction":"European Union","title":"Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS 2 Directive)","description":"Requires operators of essential and important services to implement 'state-of-the-art' and 'appropriate and proportionate technical... measures' to manage cybersecurity risks, for which ASVS L3 serves as a strong benchmark for critical applications."}
- {"citation_id":"PCI_DSS_v4.0_REQ_6.2","jurisdiction":"Global (Payment Card Industry)","title":"PCI DSS v4.0 Requirement 6.2 - Secure Software","description":"Mandates that bespoke and custom software is developed securely. ASVS L3 provides a verifiable framework for meeting the highest stringency of this requirement for critical payment applications."}
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