How to Start an OWASP Project

So you want to start a project...

Starting an OWASP Project is easy. You don't have to be an application security expert. You just have to have the drive and desire to make a contribution to the application security community.

Here are some of the guidelines for running a successful OWASP project:

• The best OWASP projects are strategic - they make it easier to produce secure applications by filling a gap in the application security knowledge-base or technology support.

• You can run a single person project, but it's usually best to get the community involved. You should be prepared to support a mailing list, build a team, speak at conferences, and promote your project.

• You can contribute existing documents or tools to OWASP! Assuming you have the intellectual property rights to a work, you can open it to the world as an OWASP Project. Please coordinate this with OWASP by contacting owasp(at)owasp.org.

• You should promote your project through the OWASP channels as well as by outside means. Get people to blog about it!

Creating a new project

Here's the simple process for starting a new OWASP Project.

• Get the following information together:
  1. Project name
  2. Project leader(s) (name and email)
  3. Short project description (1-2 sentences)
  4. Detailed description/roadmap for future development
  5. Chosen open-source license
  6. Project contributors (if any)
  7. Sponsor organizations (if any)
  8. Main links (existing information on the web, if any)
  9. Related OWASP Projects

• To get your project started, send the info above to the OWASP Global Projects Committee or the OWASP Project Manager directly. We'll review the information and get you set up with a project wiki page, a mailing list, and subscribe you to the OWASP-Leaders list. You'll be part of setting OWASP's direction!

• Check out the Guidelines for OWASP Projects.