Sensitive Information Exposure Assertion

The Sensitive Information Exposure assertion checks whether the last message received exposes sensitive information about the target system. For example, if the response gives away the database version in the error message, a hacker can use this information to exploit known database security issues.

Important

This assertion is applicable to REST, GraphQL, SOAP, and HTTP test steps.

Availability

This assertion is available in multiple ReadyAPI applications. Depending on the application, it validates the following data:

In...	Checks...	To learn more...
Functional tests	The response.	See Working With Assertions in Functional Tests.
Security tests	The response.	See Security Assertions.

Create an assertion

Setting up properties

To create sensitive information token, click . Specify the token name and description in subsequent dialogs.
To remove the token from the list, click .
To let the assertion get the project-level sensitive information, select the Include project specific sensitive information configuration check box.