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To audit an OpenAPI specification, you analyze OpenAPI v2/v3 definitions to surface schema, authentication, transport, and data-exposure issues. This process identifies OWASP API Security vulnerabilities and provides remediation guidance before deployment.

Yes, you can integrate API security scans into CI/CD pipelines like GitHub Actions or Jenkins. Every pull request can trigger an OpenAPI audit and prevent merges when the security score falls below a defined threshold.

Dynamic conformance scanning executes runtime scans against staging or production API endpoints. It detects OWASP API Top 10 vulnerabilities and generates machine-readable reports in SARIF or JSON format for remediation workflows.

A 42Crunch CLI or API token is optional but required for authenticated scans. You can run a basic audit on your OpenAPI file and produce SARIF or JSON reports, with tokens needed for advanced or authenticated conformance scans.

API Protect deploys as a micro-gateway for runtime contract enforcement. It works alongside static OpenAPI audits and dynamic conformance scans to provide continuous security by validating API traffic against defined specifications.

API security audit reports are produced in SARIF and JSON formats. These machine-readable outputs support security gating in CI/CD pipelines and integrate with remediation workflows to track and fix identified vulnerabilities.