Projects/OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project/Releases/ZAP 1.3.0/Assessment - Revision history

EoinKeary at 14:54, 13 July 2011

2011-07-13T14:54:58Z

Dr. Markus Maria Miedaner: removed own mistake

2011-07-07T09:52:40Z

removed own mistake

Dr. Markus Maria Miedaner: Typo rmoved

2011-07-07T07:45:38Z

Typo rmoved

Dr. Markus Maria Miedaner: layout fixes

2011-07-06T18:58:04Z

layout fixes

Dr. Markus Maria Miedaner: first draft

2011-07-06T18:54:23Z

first draft

Paulo Coimbra at 15:03, 20 June 2011

2011-06-20T15:03:51Z

Paulo Coimbra at 12:06, 20 June 2011

2011-06-20T12:06:34Z

Psiinon at 18:55, 19 June 2011

2011-06-19T18:55:16Z

Paulo Coimbra at 18:27, 18 June 2011

2011-06-18T18:27:38Z

Paulo Coimbra at 18:27, 18 June 2011

2011-06-18T18:27:15Z

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 | 1. Is an installer for the tool available and easy to use? How close does it reach the goal of a fully automated installer?
+= YES works well
 | 2. Is the end user documentation complete, relevant and presented on the OWASP wiki page?
+= Its best i've seen for a while with an open source tool
 |3. Does the tool have an “About box” or similar help item which allows the end user to get an overview of the state of this tool? Is this information readily available and easy to find?
+= Yes
 | 4. Does the documentation on building the source provide the necessary information and detail to allow someone to build the tool? Is there sufficient detail and information for the target user? Is there any domain specific knowledge that is assumed and not provided?
+= This could be improved. Some build script for dummies would be a good idea. This would increase the plugin community. a vidwo on how to build/use would be good also.
 | 5. Is the tool's documentation available with the source code and would it readily discoverable by a new user of the tool?
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 | 6. Is there anything missing that is critical enough to keep the release at a alpha quality?
+= No at all. Great tool
 | 7. Does the tool substantially address the application security issues it was created to solve?
+=Indeed it does. Very well I might add
 | 8. Is the tool reasonably easy to use?
+= yes and stable
 | 9. Does the documentation meet the needs of the tool users and is easily found?
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 | 10. Do the build scripts work as expected? Can you build the tool? The goal is a “One-click” build.
+= yes
 | 11. Is the bug tracking system usable? Is it hosted at the same place as the source code? (e.g. Google Code, Sourceforge)
+= yes
 | 12. Have you noted any limitations of the tool that are not already documented by the project lead.
+= No
 | 13. Would you consider using this tool in your day to day work assuming your professional work includes a reason to use this tool? Why or why not?
+= indeed I will
 | 14. What, if anything, is missing which would make this a more useful tool? Is what is missing critical enough to keep the release at a beta quality?
+= video of tool usage would be an added value. but overall great stuff!
 }}

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 | 5. Is the tool's documentation available with the source code and would it readily discoverable by a new user of the tool?
-= Worked out of the box. Only a few warnings (two) - fine. Compiling was fine.
+= Worked out of the box. Compiling was fine.
 | 6. Is there anything missing that is critical enough to keep the release at a alpha quality?

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 | 14. What, if anything, is missing which would make this a more useful tool? Is what is missing critical enough to keep the release at a beta quality?
-= The current release is ready for beta.
+= The current release is ready for a stable release.
 }}

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 | 1. Is an installer for the tool available and easy to use? How close does it reach the goal of a fully automated installer?
-Only checked the linux version -> works as I expected it. Good!
+= Only checked the linux version -> works as I expected it. Good!
 | 2. Is the end user documentation complete, relevant and presented on the OWASP wiki page?
-Good documentation - Nice work! Especially I do like the popup window which answers this question once you start the application. Great idea!
+= Good documentation - Nice work! Especially I do like the popup window which answers this question once you start the application. Great idea!
 |3. Does the tool have an “About box” or similar help item which allows the end user to get an overview of the state of this tool? Is this information readily available and easy to find?
-Yes!
+= Yes!
 | 4. Does the documentation on building the source provide the necessary information and detail to allow someone to build the tool? Is there sufficient detail and information for the target user? Is there any domain specific knowledge that is assumed and not provided?
+= To be improved -> I could not find it within the tarball
 | 5. Is the tool's documentation available with the source code and would it readily discoverable by a new user of the tool?
-Worked out of the box. Only a few warnings (two) - fine. Compiling was fine.
+= Worked out of the box. Only a few warnings (two) - fine. Compiling was fine.
 Two minor aspects on linux:
 a) starting ZAP as root it tells me that it can't listen an on port 8080
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 | 6. Is there anything missing that is critical enough to keep the release at a alpha quality?
-NO
+= NO
 | 7. Does the tool substantially address the application security issues it was created to solve?
-YES
+= YES
 | 8. Is the tool reasonably easy to use?
-YES
+= YES
 | 9. Does the documentation meet the needs of the tool users and is easily found?
-YES
+= YES
 | 10. Do the build scripts work as expected? Can you build the tool? The goal is a “One-click” build.
-YES
+= YES
 | 11. Is the bug tracking system usable? Is it hosted at the same place as the source code? (e.g. Google Code, Sourceforge)
-YES
+= YES
 | 12. Have you noted any limitations of the tool that are not already documented by the project lead.
-no
+= no
 | 13. Would you consider using this tool in your day to day work assuming your professional work includes a reason to use this tool? Why or why not?
-I do recommend it for that and plan to use it for teaching.
+= I do recommend it for that and plan to use it for teaching.
 | 14. What, if anything, is missing which would make this a more useful tool? Is what is missing critical enough to keep the release at a beta quality?
-The current release is ready for beta.
+= The current release is ready for beta.
 }}

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 | 1. Is an installer for the tool available and easy to use? How close does it reach the goal of a fully automated installer?
+Only checked the linux version -> works as I expected it. Good!
 | 2. Is the end user documentation complete, relevant and presented on the OWASP wiki page?
+Good documentation - Nice work! Especially I do like the popup window which answers this question once you start the application. Great idea!
 |3. Does the tool have an “About box” or similar help item which allows the end user to get an overview of the state of this tool? Is this information readily available and easy to find?
+Yes!
 | 4. Does the documentation on building the source provide the necessary information and detail to allow someone to build the tool? Is there sufficient detail and information for the target user? Is there any domain specific knowledge that is assumed and not provided?
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 | 5. Is the tool's documentation available with the source code and would it readily discoverable by a new user of the tool?
+Worked out of the box. Only a few warnings (two) - fine. Compiling was fine.
 | 6. Is there anything missing that is critical enough to keep the release at a alpha quality?
+NO
 | 7. Does the tool substantially address the application security issues it was created to solve?
+YES
 | 8. Is the tool reasonably easy to use?
+YES
 | 9. Does the documentation meet the needs of the tool users and is easily found?
+YES
 | 10. Do the build scripts work as expected? Can you build the tool? The goal is a “One-click” build.
+YES
 | 11. Is the bug tracking system usable? Is it hosted at the same place as the source code? (e.g. Google Code, Sourceforge)
+YES
 | 12. Have you noted any limitations of the tool that are not already documented by the project lead.
+no
 | 13. Would you consider using this tool in your day to day work assuming your professional work includes a reason to use this tool? Why or why not?
+I do recommend it for that and plan to use it for teaching.
 | 14. What, if anything, is missing which would make this a more useful tool? Is what is missing critical enough to keep the release at a beta quality?
+The current release is ready for beta.
 }}

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 ==== First Reviewer ====
-'''''[[User:name|TBD]]'s Review:'''''<br />
+'''''[[User:Dr. Markus Maria Miedaner|Markus]]'s Review:'''''<br />
 <small>Ideally, reviewers should be an existing OWASP project leader or chapter leader.</small>
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 ==== Second Reviewer ====
-'''''[[User:name|TBD]]'s Review:'''''<br />
+'''''[[User:EoinKeary|EoinKeary]]'s Review:'''''<br />
 <small>It is recommended that an OWASP board member or Global Projects Committee member be the second reviewer on Quality releases. The board has the initial option to review the project, followed by the Global Projects Committee.</small>

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 {{ Pre-Assessment Questions - Tools
 | 1. Is this release associated with a project containing at least the [[Assessing_Project_Health#Project_Wiki_Page_Minimal_Content|Project Wiki Page Minimum Content]]  information?
+= I believe so
 | 2. Is your tool licensed under an open source license?
+= Yes - Apache License 2.0, referenced on both http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project and http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/
 | 3. Is the source code and any documentation available in an online project repository?
+= Yes - http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/source/checkout
 | 4. Is there working code?
+= Yes - http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/source/checkout
 | 5. Is there a roadmap for this project release which will take it from Alpha to Stable release?
+= Yes - http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project#tab=Roadmap
 | 6. Are the Alpha pre-assessment items complete?
+= I believe so
 | 7. Is there an installer or stand-alone executable?
+= Yes, for Windows, Linux and Mac OS (being generated now) - http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/downloads/list
 | 8. Is there user documentation on the OWASP project wiki page?
+= There is some documentation on the project page http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project, but this also references the Google Code page which includes the full user guide: http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/wiki/HelpIntro, the latter is generated from the java help pages - migrating it to the OWASP wiki could prove tricky
 | 9. Is there an "About box" or similar help item which lists the following?
+= Yes - there is an about box which include things like the license and OWASP project page link. The credits are in the help file and online here: http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/wiki/HelpCredits
 | 10. Is there documentation on how to build the tool from source including obtaining the source from the code repository?
+= Yes - http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/wiki/Building
 | 11. Is the tool documentation stored in the same repository as the source code?
+= Yes - http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/source/browse/#svn/wiki
-−
 | 12. Are the Alpha and Beta pre-assessment items complete?
+= I believe so
 | 13. Does the tool include documentation built into the tool?
+= Yes - a full help file is included which is also available online: http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/wiki/HelpIntro
 | 14. Does the tool include build scripts to automate builds?
+= Yes - http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/source/browse/trunk/build/build.xml
 | 15. Is there a publicly accessible bug tracking system?
+= Yes - http://code.google.com/p/zaproxy/issues/list
 | 16. Have any existing limitations of the tool been documented?
+= Yes - all known limitations raised as bugs
 }}

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 <small>[[:OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project|Click here to return to project's main page]]</small><br>
-== Stable Release Review of the OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project - [[Projects/OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project/Releases/ZAP 1.1.0|Release ZAP 1.3.0]] ==
+== Stable Release Review of the OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project - [[Projects/OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project/Releases/ZAP 1.3.0|Release ZAP 1.3.0]] ==
 ==== Project Leader for this Release ====