OWASP Autonomous Penetration Testing Standard
A governance standard for autonomous penetration testing platforms. APTS defines what these systems need to do to operate safely, transparently, and within defined boundaries, whether delivered by vendors, operated as a service, or built in-house by enterprise security teams.
Project Leads
Jinson Varghese Behanan - Astra Security
Shikhil Sharma - Astra Security
Technical Reviewers
Ananda Krishna - Astra Security
Contributors
Ramshath MM - Astra Security
Chia Min Jun Lennon - EY
Josh Kotrous - Pensar
Ihor Sasovets - TechMagic
Zain Nadeem - StepSharp Digital
Rashim - Astra Security
License
CC BY-SA 4.0. Copyright 2026 The OWASP Foundation.
Project Resources
Project Information
Incubator Project
Classification
Documentation
Language
Python
Latest Version
0.1.0
Contributors
14
GitHub Stars
695
Downloads
0
Industry Usage
CybersecurityPenetration TestingFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentCritical Infrastructure
Compliance Standards
PTESOWASP WSTGOSSTMMNIST SP 800-115ISO 27001
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