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# [What is SAST? A developer's guide to static application security testing](https://depwarden.hashnode.dev/what-is-sast-static-application-security-testing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is the practice of analyzing source code — or bytecode, or compiled binaries — for security vulnerabilities without executing the program. A SAST tool reads

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