Category:OWASP Application Security Verification Standard Project

{{ProjectTabs | Proj_About= Whereas the OWASP Top Ten Project is a tool that provides web application security awareness, the OWASP "Application Security Verification Standard" (also known as "ASVS") is a commercially-workable open standard that defines ranges in coverage and levels of rigor that can be used to perform application security verifications. It is the very first standard that OWASP has published! There are currently versions in English. What can ASVS be used for?

What becomes quickly apparent during procurement when attempting to capture contractual terms and conditions related to the security of web applications and web services is that specifying security analysis and testing requirements is very hard. It also becomes quickly apparent when reviewing web application and web service security verification reports that there is no way to tell the difference between someone running a grep tool, and someone doing painstaking code review and manual testing.

Both of these problems have a single root cause: the lack of a standard for performing application-level security verification that is web application and web service independent, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) independent, and that can be used for any application without special interpretation. The OWASP ASVS was designed to normalize the range in coverage and level of rigor available in the market when it comes to performing application security verification.

Where did ASVS come from?

The OWASP ASVS project is led by Mike Boberski (Booz Allen Hamilton). The primary authors are Mike Boberski, Jeff Williams (Aspect Security), and Dave Wichers (Aspect Security). The ASVS is the result of the collection and consolidation of decades of collective subject matter expertise in application security. If you’d like to volunteer to help on the project, you can contact [mailto:boberski_michael@bah.com Mike Boberski].



Proj_Documentation= {{OWASP Book|4576962}} More About OWASP ASVS
 * Project Presentation (PowerPoint)
 * Executive-Level Presentation (PowerPoint)
 * Presentation Abstract (Word)
 * One Page Conference Handout (PDF, Word)

Related projects:


 * OWASP Top Ten
 * OWASP Legal Project
 * OWASP ESAPI

Web Application Edition
OWASP ASVS - Beta (This is the current official release version) Download free:

OWASP ASVS - Beta (This is the current official release version)


 * Web Application Edition (PDF, Word)

OWASP ASVS Alpha Downloads Download free:

OWASP ASVS - Alpha


 * Web Application Edition (PDF, Word)

Web Service Edition
The OWASP ASVS Web Service Edition can be used to establish a level of confidence in the security of web services. It is currently under development and is not yet available for release.

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Proj_Mail= Project News:


 * 01/22/2009 - OWASP ASVS has been integrated into the OWASP Secure Software Contract Annex in the OWASP Legal Project.


 * 01/08/2009 - OWASP ASVS is presented by Mike Boberski at the OWASP Washington VA Local Chapter meeting.


 * 12/29/2008 - OWASP ASVS is the subject of an article by DarkReading.


 * 12/08/2008 - OWASP ASVS Final assistance required! Please join the mailing list for more information and assignments.


 * 12/05/2008 - OWASP ASVS exits the Summer of Code 2008! The Beta draft of the Web Application Edition is released! Mike Boberski, Jeff Williams, and Dave Wichers are the primary authors.


 * 11/03/2008 - OWASP ASVS is presented by Jeff Williams at OWASP EU Summit 2008.


 * 10/03/2008 - OWASP ASVS Alpha draft is released! Mike Boberski is the primary author.


 * 04/16/2008 - OWASP ASVS Summer of Code 2008 proposal submitted by Mike Boberski wins!

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Proj_Related= OWASP Top Ten |

Proj_Contributors= Project Leader Mike Boberski Project Contributors Jeff Williams Dave Wichers

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