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'''Static application security testing''' ('''SAST''') is used to secure software by reviewing the source code of the software to identify sources of vulnerabilities. Although the process of [[Static program analysis|statically analyzing the source code]] has existed as long as computers have existed, the technique spread to security in the late 90s and the first public discussion of [[SQL injection]] in 1998 when Web applications integrated new technologies like [[JavaScript]] and [[Adobe Flash Player|Flash]].