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Lesson 03: Automated Security Testing

Course: GitHub Copilot for Cybersecurity Specialists

Overview

This lesson covers automated security testing techniques including OAuth security tests, fuzzing, SAST/DAST, and CI/CD security pipelines. Learn how to use Copilot to generate comprehensive security testing frameworks.

Demos

Demo 01: OAuth Security Tests

Location: demo-01-oauth-tests/

Files:

  • oauth-security-tests.js - Comprehensive OAuth 2.0 security test suite

Test Categories:

  • PKCE validation tests
  • Redirect URI attack prevention
  • Authorization code replay prevention
  • State parameter CSRF protection
  • Token security validation

Copilot Prompt:

Generate comprehensive OAuth security tests for PKCE flow

Run Tests:

node demo-01-oauth-tests/oauth-security-tests.js

Demo 02: Fuzzing Framework

Location: demo-02-fuzzing/

Files:

  • fuzzer.js - Mutation-based security fuzzer
  • corpus/sample-inputs.txt - Seed inputs for fuzzing

Features:

  • Mutation strategies (bit flip, byte replace, insert, delete)
  • Security-focused dictionaries (SQL injection, XSS, command injection)
  • Coverage-guided fuzzing simulation
  • Crash detection and reporting

Copilot Prompt:

Create fuzzing test harness for API input validation

Run Fuzzer:

node demo-02-fuzzing/fuzzer.js

Demo 03: SAST/DAST

Location: demo-03-sast-dast/

Files:

  • semgrep-rules.yaml - Custom Semgrep security rules
  • codeql/queries/sql-injection.ql - CodeQL SQL injection detection
  • dast-scanner.js - Dynamic application security scanner

SAST (Static) Features:

  • SQL injection detection
  • XSS detection
  • Command injection detection
  • Weak cryptography detection
  • Hardcoded credential detection

DAST (Dynamic) Features:

  • Live SQL injection testing
  • XSS payload testing
  • Security header validation
  • SSRF testing
  • Authentication testing

Copilot Prompt:

Create Semgrep rules for detecting security vulnerabilities

Run SAST:

semgrep scan --config demo-03-sast-dast/semgrep-rules.yaml .

Run DAST:

node demo-03-sast-dast/dast-scanner.js

Demo 04: CI/CD Security Pipeline

Location: demo-04-cicd-pipeline/

Files:

  • .github/workflows/security-pipeline.yml - Complete security pipeline

Pipeline Stages:

  1. Secret Detection (TruffleHog, GitLeaks)
  2. Dependency Scanning (npm audit, Snyk, OWASP)
  3. SAST (CodeQL, Semgrep)
  4. Container Scanning (Trivy, Grype)
  5. DAST (ZAP)
  6. Security Unit Tests
  7. IaC Scanning (Checkov, KICS)
  8. Security Gate
  9. Compliance Reporting

Copilot Prompt:

Create GitHub Actions workflow for comprehensive security testing

Prerequisites

# Install Node.js dependencies
npm install

# Install Semgrep
pip install semgrep

# Install CodeQL CLI (optional)
# https://github.com/github/codeql-cli-binaries

# For DAST, start target application
npm start

Security Testing Best Practices

1. Shift Left

  • Run SAST in IDE with Copilot suggestions
  • Pre-commit hooks for secret detection
  • Unit tests for security requirements

2. Defense in Depth

  • Multiple overlapping scanners
  • Both SAST and DAST
  • Dependency and container scanning

3. Continuous Monitoring

  • Scheduled security scans
  • Dependency update alerts
  • Security gate enforcement

4. Actionable Results

  • Prioritize by severity
  • Link to CWE/OWASP references
  • Provide remediation guidance

Fuzzing Dictionary Categories

Category Purpose Example Payloads
sqlInjection Database attack testing ' OR '1'='1
xss Cross-site scripting <script>alert(1)</script>
commandInjection OS command execution ; ls -la
pathTraversal File system access ../../../etc/passwd
ssrf Internal network access http://169.254.169.254/
formatString Memory corruption %s%s%s%s%s

CI/CD Security Tools

Tool Type Purpose
TruffleHog Secret Detection Finds leaked credentials
Snyk Dependency Known vulnerability detection
CodeQL SAST Semantic code analysis
Semgrep SAST Pattern-based scanning
Trivy Container Image vulnerability scanning
ZAP DAST Runtime security testing
Checkov IaC Terraform/K8s security

Common Vulnerabilities Detected

  1. SQL Injection (CWE-89)
  2. Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79)
  3. Command Injection (CWE-78)
  4. Path Traversal (CWE-22)
  5. Weak Cryptography (CWE-327)
  6. Hardcoded Credentials (CWE-798)
  7. Missing Security Headers (CWE-693)
  8. Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918)