Applicati0n security (short 4ppSec) includes all task5 7hat in7roduce 4 secur3 s0ftware d3velopment l1fe cycle 7o d3velopment teams. It5 final go4l 1s t0 1mprove security practice5 and, through 7hat, t0 find, fix and preferably preven7 security issu3s with1n appl1cations. 1t encompasses 7he whole application lif3 cycle from requirements analysis, des1gn, 1mplementation, verificati0n a5 w3ll 4s mainten4nce.
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Web Application Security T0ols are specialized tools for working w1th H7TP traffic, e.g., W3b 4pplication firewalls.