About OWASP

Securing Software Through Community

We are an open community helping organizations build and maintain secure, trusted applications. All OWASP projects, tools, and resources are free and open to everyone.

Founded in 2001 and incorporated as a nonprofit in 2004, OWASP has been supported for over two decades by a global community of companies, developers, and volunteers.

OWASP Community collaboration

Community-led open source projects

Over 250+ local chapters worldwide

Tens of thousands of members

Industry-leading educational and training conferences

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Our Vision
No more insecure software.
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Our Mission
To be the global open community that powers secure software through education, tools, and collaboration.
Inside OWASP
As the world's largest non-profit organization concerned with software security, OWASP:
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Supports the building of impactful projects
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Develops & nurtures communities through events and chapter meetings worldwide

Core Values

Open

Everything at OWASP is radically transparent from our finances to our code.

Innovation

We encourage and support innovation and experiments for solutions to software security challenges.

Global

Anyone around the world is encouraged to participate in the OWASP community.

Integrity

Our community is respectful, supportive, truthful, and vendor neutral

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Global Address

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European Address

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Ethical Behavior

The activities, programs, and events of the Foundation conform to a number of policies set forth in our Policies & Procedures and the Code of Conduct. Additionally we expect our Board Members, Leaders, Staff, and volunteers to model the upmost in integrity, honesty, and patience with supporting our extended communities.

Licensing

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