# Application Security Testing in Pipelines

> Master the integration of SAST, SCA, DAST, and secret scanning into CI/CD pipelines to automate vulnerability detection and enforce security quality gates.

Canonical: https://codelivly.com/learning-paths/application-security-testing-in-pipelines
Last updated: 2026-10-29

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| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Cybersecurity |
| Rooms | 5 |
| Lessons | 25 |
| Estimated time | 2 h 30 min |

This learning path transitions you from manual security practices to automated, scalable DevSecOps. You will learn how to embed Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), secret scanning, and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) directly into your CI/CD workflows. We cover tool selection, pipeline configuration, tuning to reduce false positives, and establishing automated security quality gates. The path culminates in a comprehensive guided lab where you will build, configure, and troubleshoot a secure CI/CD pipeline from scratch, ensuring vulnerabilities are caught before they reach production.

## Rooms in this path

1. [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](https://codelivly.com/rooms/static-application-security-testing-sast) - Master SAST fundamentals, tool integration, and false positive tuning to catch code-level vulnerabilities early in the…
2. [Software Composition Analysis (SCA)](https://codelivly.com/rooms/software-composition-analysis-sca) - Master SCA fundamentals, SBOM generation, and license compliance to secure the software supply chain against vulnerable…
3. [Secrets Detection](https://codelivly.com/rooms/secrets-detection) - Master secrets detection, credential scanning, and rotation strategies to prevent hardcoded passwords and API keys from…
4. [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](https://codelivly.com/rooms/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast) - Master Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) to identify runtime vulnerabilities in web applications, triage…
5. [Vulnerability Triage and Management](https://codelivly.com/rooms/vulnerability-triage-and-management) - Master risk-based vulnerability triage, contextual scoring, and exception management to prioritize remediation and…

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