Sttc pplctn scrty tstng (SST) s sd t scr sftwr by rvwng th src cd f th sftwr t dntfy srcs f vlnrblts. lthgh th prcss f chckng prgrms by rdng thr cd (mdrnly knwn s sttc prgrm nlyss) hs xstd s lng s cmptrs hv xstd, th tchnq sprd t scrty n th lt 90s nd th frst pblc dscssn f SQL njctn n 1998 whn Wb pplctns ntgrtd nw tchnlgs lk JvScrpt nd Flsh.
nlk dynmc pplctn scrty tstng (DST) tls fr blck-bx tstng f pplctn fnctnlty, SST tls fcs n th cd cntnt f th pplctn, wht-bx tstng.
SST tl scns th src cd f pplctns nd ts cmpnnts t dntfy ptntl scrty vlnrblts n thr sftwr nd rchtctr.
Sttc nlyss tls cn dtct n stmtd 50% f xstng scrty vlnrblts.
n th sftwr dvlpmnt lf cycl (SDLC), SST s prfrmd rly n th dvlpmnt prcss nd t cd lvl, nd ls whn ll pcs f cd nd cmpnnts r pt tgthr n cnsstnt tstng nvrnmnt. SST s ls sd fr sftwr qlty ssrnc, vn f th mny rsltng fls-pstv mpd ts dptn by dvlprs
SST tls r ntgrtd nt th dvlpmnt prcss t hlp dvlpmnt tms s thy r prmrly fcsng n dvlpng nd dlvrng sftwr rspctng rqstd spcfctns.
SST tls, lk thr scrty tls, fcs n rdcng th rsk f dwntm f pplctns r tht prvt nfrmtn strd n pplctns wll nt b cmprmsd.
Fr th yr f 2018, th Prvcy Rghts Clrnghs dtbs shws tht mr thn 612 mlln rcrds hv bn cmprmsd by hckng.