Until now, the tools available to enforce security have included special-purpose XML firewalls or parsing appliances for detecting malware, and brokers and registries that enforce policy. These products focus on erecting security barriers at run time.
Last February, startup Kenai Systems introduced a testing tool aimed at catching security flaws in web services at development time. Its initial offering, eXamineST, provided tools for security specialists to design tests to check on vulnerabilities in payload, function, or authentication.
Now the company is releasing a simplified product for mainstream developers who are not security specialists. The new offering, eXamineXT, automates the process by supporting 20 security vulnerability test cases out of the box.
