The white paper advocates for replacing traditional DAST with IAST, highlighting the limitations of DAST’s outside-in testing. IAST, as implemented by Contrast Security, embeds instrumentation within the application to monitor real-time data flows, logic, and code, delivering high-accuracy results with fewer false positives. It supports continuous security testing across the development lifecycle, including production. The Contrast Runtime Security Platform unifies DAST's strengths with IAST's deep visibility, offering precise, scalable AppSec for modern DevSecOps environments.

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