🚨 Why VaultScan?

With the growing complexity of web applications and the rise of DevSecOps, vulnerability scanning should no longer be an afterthought. While powerful tools like OWASP ZAP and Burp Suite exist, they are often overkill for fast-moving teams or lack integration flexibility in modern CI/CD pipelines.

This is where VaultScan comes in — a lightweight, Django-based vulnerability scanner built for simplicity, customization, and extensibility.

💡 What Is VaultScan?

VaultScan is an open-source Django web application that helps you identify common security issues in web applications and APIs. Designed with modularity in mind, VaultScan allows developers and security teams to run scans, view risk scores, and automate basic checks for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities — all from a clean web interface.

Whether you’re a developer trying to secure your latest release, or a security engineer building internal tools, VaultScan offers a solid starting point.

🧱 Core Features

• OWASP Top 10 Awareness
  Detects common flaws like XSS, SQLi, CSRF, open redirects, and clickjacking.

• Dashboard and Reporting
  Visualizes findings with severity indicators and scan history.

• Custom Payloads
  Add your own rules or scanning modules in Python — no black-box.

• API Integration
  RESTful endpoints let you trigger scans and fetch results via CI/CD.

• Authentication Support
  Easily test authenticated endpoints using token or cookie headers.

⚙️ Built With

• Django & DRF – for the backend and admin interface

• Bootstrap + Chart.js – for clean UI and reporting

• Celery + Redis – to run scans asynchronously

• PostgreSQL / SQLite – for scan data storage

• Docker – to deploy everything in one command

🔄 Use Cases

• ✅ Run a quick scan of your staging app before a production push

• ✅ Embed VaultScan into your DevSecOps pipeline

• ✅ Customize it for pentest automation or internal red teaming

• ✅ Use it in cybersecurity bootcamps or secure coding trainings

• ✅ Build your own security dashboard for Django-based apps

🧠 Why Django?

Many security tools are written in Go, Java, or Node — but Django remains the framework of choice for many internal tools and startups. VaultScan speaks the same language as your stack, and offers:

• Easy extensibility through Django’s app system

• Secure-by-default authentication and admin panel

• Compatibility with any Python tooling

🚧 What VaultScan Is Not

VaultScan is not meant to replace full-fledged DAST tools like:

• OWASP ZAP

• Burp Suite Pro

• Acunetix

Instead, it complements them — especially where you want ownership and visibility into the scanning logic.