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MACRO NEPAL
Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) in Java
awiskar acharya
November 12, 2025
10:12 am

Overview

Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) is a security technology that runs on a server and detects attacks in real-time by analyzing application behavior and context. RASP provides deep security instrumentation within the application runtime environment.

Architecture Components

1. Core RASP Engine

@Component public class RaspEngine { private final SecurityPolicyManager policyManager; private final ThreatDetectionEngine threatDetector; private final ResponseOrchestrator responseOrchestrator; private final EventCollector eventCollector; private final RaspConfiguration config; private final Map<HookType, List<SecurityHook>> hooks; private volatile boolean enabled = true; public RaspEngine(SecurityPolicyManager policyManager, ThreatDetectionEngine threatDetector, ResponseOrchestrator responseOrchestrator, EventCollector eventCollector, RaspConfiguration config) { this.policyManager = policyManager; this.threatDetector = threatDetector; this.responseOrchestrator = responseOrchestrator; this.eventCollector = eventCollector; this.config = config; this.hooks = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(); initializeHooks(); startMonitoring(); } private void initializeHooks() { // Initialize security hooks for different instrumentation points registerHook(HookType.HTTP_REQUEST, new HttpRequestHook(this)); registerHook(HookType.SQL_QUERY, new SqlQueryHook(this)); registerHook(HookType.FILE_OPERATION, new FileOperationHook(this)); registerHook(HookType.REFLECTION, new ReflectionHook(this)); registerHook(HookType.SERIALIZATION, new SerializationHook(this)); registerHook(HookType.JNDI_LOOKUP, new JndiLookupHook(this)); registerHook(HookType.EXECUTION, new ExecutionHook(this)); } public SecurityAssessment assessRequest(RaspContext context) { if (!enabled) { return SecurityAssessment.allowed(); } try { // Collect baseline metrics collectBaselineMetrics(context); // Apply security policies PolicyEvaluationResult policyResult = policyManager.evaluatePolicies(context); // Perform threat detection ThreatDetectionResult threatResult = threatDetector.analyzeBehavior(context); // Combine results SecurityAssessment assessment = combineResults(policyResult, threatResult); // Record assessment eventCollector.recordAssessment(context, assessment); return assessment; } catch (Exception e) { // Fail open - allow request but log error eventCollector.recordError(context, e); return SecurityAssessment.allowed(); } } public void handleSecurityEvent(SecurityEvent event) { if (!enabled) { return; } try { // Analyze event for threats ThreatDetectionResult result = threatDetector.analyzeEvent(event); if (result.isMalicious()) { // Trigger response actions responseOrchestrator.orchestrateResponse(event, result); // Record security incident eventCollector.recordIncident(event, result); } } catch (Exception e) { eventCollector.recordError(event.getContext(), e); } } public void registerHook(HookType type, SecurityHook hook) { hooks.computeIfAbsent(type, k -> new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>()).add(hook); } public List<SecurityHook> getHooks(HookType type) { return hooks.getOrDefault(type, Collections.emptyList()); } public void enable() { this.enabled = true; eventCollector.recordEngineEvent(EngineEvent.ENGINE_ENABLED); } public void disable() { this.enabled = false; eventCollector.recordEngineEvent(EngineEvent.ENGINE_DISABLED); } public boolean isEnabled() { return enabled; } public RaspStatus getStatus() { return new RaspStatus( enabled, hooks.values().stream().mapToInt(List::size).sum(), eventCollector.getStats(), threatDetector.getDetectionStats() ); } private void collectBaselineMetrics(RaspContext context) { // Collect application-specific baseline metrics BaselineMetrics metrics = new BaselineMetrics( System.currentTimeMillis(), Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory(), Thread.activeCount() ); context.setBaselineMetrics(metrics); } private SecurityAssessment combineResults(PolicyEvaluationResult policyResult, ThreatDetectionResult threatResult) { SecurityAssessment assessment = new SecurityAssessment(); // Combine policy violations and threat detections assessment.setAllowed(!policyResult.isBlocked() && !threatResult.isMalicious()); assessment.setPolicyViolations(policyResult.getViolations()); assessment.setThreatIndicators(threatResult.getIndicators()); assessment.setConfidenceScore(calculateConfidence(policyResult, threatResult)); assessment.setRecommendedActions(generateRecommendedActions(policyResult, threatResult)); return assessment; } private double calculateConfidence(PolicyEvaluationResult policyResult, ThreatDetectionResult threatResult) { double policyConfidence = policyResult.getConfidence(); double threatConfidence = threatResult.getConfidence(); // Weight threat detection higher for malicious behavior return threatResult.isMalicious() ? Math.max(threatConfidence, policyConfidence) : (policyConfidence + threatConfidence) / 2; } private List<SecurityAction> generateRecommendedActions(PolicyEvaluationResult policyResult, ThreatDetectionResult threatResult) { List<SecurityAction> actions = new ArrayList<>(); if (policyResult.isBlocked()) { actions.add(SecurityAction.BLOCK_REQUEST); } if (threatResult.isMalicious()) { actions.add(SecurityAction.BLOCK_REQUEST); actions.add(SecurityAction.LOG_INCIDENT); if (threatResult.getSeverity() == ThreatSeverity.CRITICAL) { actions.add(SecurityAction.ALERT_SECURITY_TEAM); } } return actions; } private void startMonitoring() { // Start background monitoring tasks ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1); scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(this::performHealthCheck, 1, 1, TimeUnit.MINUTES); } private void performHealthCheck() { try { // Verify all components are functioning policyManager.healthCheck(); threatDetector.healthCheck(); responseOrchestrator.healthCheck(); eventCollector.healthCheck(); eventCollector.recordEngineEvent(EngineEvent.HEALTH_CHECK_PASSED); } catch (Exception e) { eventCollector.recordEngineEvent(EngineEvent.HEALTH_CHECK_FAILED); } } }

2. RASP Data Models

// Core RASP Models public class RaspContext { private final String requestId; private final Instant timestamp; private final String sessionId; private final String userId; private final String sourceIp; private final Map<String, String> headers; private final Map<String, Object> parameters; private final String requestPath; private final String httpMethod; private final String userAgent; private final Map<String, Object> attributes; private BaselineMetrics baselineMetrics; public RaspContext(String requestId, String sourceIp, String requestPath, String httpMethod) { this.requestId = requestId; this.timestamp = Instant.now(); this.sourceIp = sourceIp; this.requestPath = requestPath; this.httpMethod = httpMethod; this.headers = new HashMap<>(); this.parameters = new HashMap<>(); this.attributes = new HashMap<>(); } // Builder methods public RaspContext withSessionId(String sessionId) { this.sessionId = sessionId; return this; } public RaspContext withUserId(String userId) { this.userId = userId; return this; } public RaspContext withHeaders(Map<String, String> headers) { this.headers.putAll(headers); return this; } public RaspContext withParameters(Map<String, Object> parameters) { this.parameters.putAll(parameters); return this; } public RaspContext withUserAgent(String userAgent) { this.userAgent = userAgent; return this; } public RaspContext withAttribute(String key, Object value) { this.attributes.put(key, value); return this; } // Getters public String getRequestId() { return requestId; } public Instant getTimestamp() { return timestamp; } public String getSessionId() { return sessionId; } public String getUserId() { return userId; } public String getSourceIp() { return sourceIp; } public Map<String, String> getHeaders() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(headers); } public Map<String, Object> getParameters() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(parameters); } public String getRequestPath() { return requestPath; } public String getHttpMethod() { return httpMethod; } public String getUserAgent() { return userAgent; } public Map<String, Object> getAttributes() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(attributes); } public BaselineMetrics getBaselineMetrics() { return baselineMetrics; } public void setBaselineMetrics(BaselineMetrics baselineMetrics) { this.baselineMetrics = baselineMetrics; } } public class SecurityAssessment { private boolean allowed; private double confidenceScore; private List<PolicyViolation> policyViolations; private List<ThreatIndicator> threatIndicators; private List<SecurityAction> recommendedActions; private String assessmentId; private Instant assessedAt; public SecurityAssessment() { this.allowed = true; this.confidenceScore = 1.0; this.policyViolations = new ArrayList<>(); this.threatIndicators = new ArrayList<>(); this.recommendedActions = new ArrayList<>(); this.assessmentId = UUID.randomUUID().toString(); this.assessedAt = Instant.now(); } public static SecurityAssessment allowed() { return new SecurityAssessment(); } public static SecurityAssessment blocked(String reason) { SecurityAssessment assessment = new SecurityAssessment(); assessment.setAllowed(false); assessment.getPolicyViolations().add(new PolicyViolation("BLOCKED", reason)); return assessment; } // Getters and setters } public class PolicyViolation { private final String ruleId; private final String description; private final ViolationSeverity severity; private final Map<String, Object> context; public PolicyViolation(String ruleId, String description) { this(ruleId, description, ViolationSeverity.MEDIUM, new HashMap<>()); } public PolicyViolation(String ruleId, String description, ViolationSeverity severity, Map<String, Object> context) { this.ruleId = ruleId; this.description = description; this.severity = severity; this.context = new HashMap<>(context); } // Getters } public class ThreatIndicator { private final String type; private final String description; private final double confidence; private final Map<String, Object> evidence; public ThreatIndicator(String type, String description, double confidence) { this(type, description, confidence, new HashMap<>()); } public ThreatIndicator(String type, String description, double confidence, Map<String, Object> evidence) { this.type = type; this.description = description; this.confidence = confidence; this.evidence = new HashMap<>(evidence); } // Getters } public enum SecurityAction { ALLOW_REQUEST, BLOCK_REQUEST, LOG_INCIDENT, ALERT_SECURITY_TEAM, THROTTLE_REQUEST, CHALLENGE_USER, TERMINATE_SESSION } public enum ViolationSeverity { LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, CRITICAL } public enum ThreatSeverity { LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, CRITICAL } // Event Models public class SecurityEvent { private final String eventId; private final EventType eventType; private final RaspContext context; private final Map<String, Object> data; private final Instant timestamp; public SecurityEvent(EventType eventType, RaspContext context, Map<String, Object> data) { this.eventId = UUID.randomUUID().toString(); this.eventType = eventType; this.context = context; this.data = new HashMap<>(data); this.timestamp = Instant.now(); } // Getters } public enum EventType { HTTP_REQUEST, SQL_QUERY, FILE_ACCESS, REFLECTION_OPERATION, SERIALIZATION_OPERATION, JNDI_LOOKUP, EXECUTION_OPERATION, MEMORY_ACCESS, NETWORK_OPERATION } // Status and Configuration Models public class RaspStatus { private final boolean enabled; private final int activeHooks; private final EventCollectorStats eventStats; private final DetectionStats detectionStats; private final Instant reportedAt; public RaspStatus(boolean enabled, int activeHooks, EventCollectorStats eventStats, DetectionStats detectionStats) { this.enabled = enabled; this.activeHooks = activeHooks; this.eventStats = eventStats; this.detectionStats = detectionStats; this.reportedAt = Instant.now(); } // Getters } public class BaselineMetrics { private final long timestamp; private final long freeMemory; private final int activeThreads; private final double systemLoad; public BaselineMetrics(long timestamp, long freeMemory, int activeThreads) { this.timestamp = timestamp; this.freeMemory = freeMemory; this.activeThreads = activeThreads; this.systemLoad = ManagementFactory.getOperatingSystemMXBean().getSystemLoadAverage(); } // Getters } public enum EngineEvent { ENGINE_ENABLED, ENGINE_DISABLED, HEALTH_CHECK_PASSED, HEALTH_CHECK_FAILED, POLICY_UPDATED, THREAT_SIGNATURE_UPDATED } public enum HookType { HTTP_REQUEST, SQL_QUERY, FILE_OPERATION, REFLECTION, SERIALIZATION, JNDI_LOOKUP, EXECUTION, MEMORY_ACCESS, NETWORK }

Security Hooks Implementation

1. HTTP Request Hook

public class HttpRequestHook implements SecurityHook { private final RaspEngine raspEngine; private final List<HttpSecurityRule> rules; public HttpRequestHook(RaspEngine raspEngine) { this.raspEngine = raspEngine; this.rules = initializeHttpRules(); } @Override public HookType getType() { return HookType.HTTP_REQUEST; } public SecurityAssessment interceptRequest(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) { RaspContext context = createContextFromRequest(request); // Perform security assessment SecurityAssessment assessment = raspEngine.assessRequest(context); if (!assessment.isAllowed()) { handleBlockedRequest(request, response, assessment); } // Record security event SecurityEvent event = createSecurityEvent(context, assessment); raspEngine.handleSecurityEvent(event); return assessment; } public void interceptResponse(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler, ModelAndView modelAndView) { RaspContext context = createContextFromRequest(request); // Analyze response for sensitive data exposure analyzeResponse(context, response, modelAndView); // Record response event SecurityEvent event = createResponseEvent(context, response); raspEngine.handleSecurityEvent(event); } private RaspContext createContextFromRequest(HttpServletRequest request) { String requestId = (String) request.getAttribute("X-Request-ID"); if (requestId == null) { requestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString(); request.setAttribute("X-Request-ID", requestId); } RaspContext context = new RaspContext( requestId, getClientIp(request), request.getRequestURI(), request.getMethod() ); // Extract headers Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>(); Enumeration<String> headerNames = request.getHeaderNames(); while (headerNames.hasMoreElements()) { String headerName = headerNames.nextElement(); headers.put(headerName, request.getHeader(headerName)); } // Extract parameters Map<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<>(); Enumeration<String> paramNames = request.getParameterNames(); while (paramNames.hasMoreElements()) { String paramName = paramNames.nextElement(); parameters.put(paramName, request.getParameter(paramName)); } return context .withHeaders(headers) .withParameters(parameters) .withUserAgent(request.getHeader("User-Agent")) .withSessionId(request.getSession(false) != null ? request.getSession().getId() : null) .withAttribute("contentType", request.getContentType()) .withAttribute("contentLength", request.getContentLength()); } private String getClientIp(HttpServletRequest request) { String xForwardedFor = request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-For"); if (xForwardedFor != null && !xForwardedFor.isEmpty()) { return xForwardedFor.split(",")[0].trim(); } return request.getRemoteAddr(); } private void handleBlockedRequest(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, SecurityAssessment assessment) { try { // Set response status response.setStatus(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN.value()); // Add security headers response.setHeader("X-Security-Blocked", "true"); response.setHeader("X-Security-Reason", assessment.getPolicyViolations().stream() .map(PolicyViolation::getDescription) .collect(Collectors.joining("; "))); // Write response body response.getWriter().write(createBlockedResponse(assessment)); response.getWriter().flush(); } catch (IOException e) { // Log error but don't throw to avoid breaking the application System.err.println("Failed to write blocked response: " + e.getMessage()); } } private String createBlockedResponse(SecurityAssessment assessment) { Map<String, Object> response = new HashMap<>(); response.put("error", "Request blocked by security policy"); response.put("requestId", assessment.getAssessmentId()); response.put("violations", assessment.getPolicyViolations()); response.put("timestamp", Instant.now().toString()); try { return new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(response); } catch (JsonProcessingException e) { return "{\"error\": \"Request blocked by security policy\"}"; } } private SecurityEvent createSecurityEvent(RaspContext context, SecurityAssessment assessment) { Map<String, Object> eventData = new HashMap<>(); eventData.put("assessment", assessment); eventData.put("httpMethod", context.getHttpMethod()); eventData.put("requestPath", context.getRequestPath()); return new SecurityEvent(EventType.HTTP_REQUEST, context, eventData); } private SecurityEvent createResponseEvent(RaspContext context, HttpServletResponse response) { Map<String, Object> eventData = new HashMap<>(); eventData.put("statusCode", response.getStatus()); eventData.put("contentType", response.getContentType()); eventData.put("headers", extractResponseHeaders(response)); return new SecurityEvent(EventType.HTTP_REQUEST, context, eventData); } private Map<String, String> extractResponseHeaders(HttpServletResponse response) { Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>(); Collection<String> headerNames = response.getHeaderNames(); for (String headerName : headerNames) { headers.put(headerName, response.getHeader(headerName)); } return headers; } private void analyzeResponse(RaspContext context, HttpServletResponse response, ModelAndView modelAndView) { // Check for sensitive data in response checkForSensitiveData(context, response, modelAndView); // Verify security headers verifySecurityHeaders(response); } private void checkForSensitiveData(RaspContext context, HttpServletResponse response, ModelAndView modelAndView) { // Implementation to check for sensitive data exposure // This could involve checking response content, headers, etc. } private void verifySecurityHeaders(HttpServletResponse response) { // Verify security headers are present String[] requiredHeaders = { "X-Content-Type-Options", "X-Frame-Options", "X-XSS-Protection", "Strict-Transport-Security" }; for (String header : requiredHeaders) { if (response.getHeader(header) == null) { // Log missing security header System.err.println("Missing security header: " + header); } } } private List<HttpSecurityRule> initializeHttpRules() { List<HttpSecurityRule> rules = new ArrayList<>(); // SQL Injection detection rules.add(new SqlInjectionRule()); // XSS detection rules.add(new XssDetectionRule()); // Path traversal detection rules.add(new PathTraversalRule()); // SSRF detection rules.add(new SsrfDetectionRule()); // Command injection detection rules.add(new CommandInjectionRule()); return rules; } } // HTTP Security Rules public interface HttpSecurityRule { PolicyViolation checkRequest(RaspContext context); String getRuleId(); ViolationSeverity getSeverity(); } public class SqlInjectionRule implements HttpSecurityRule { private final Pattern[] sqlInjectionPatterns = { Pattern.compile("(?i)(\\b(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|alter)\\b.*\\b(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|alter)\\b)"), Pattern.compile("(?i)(\\b(union|select)\\b.*\\b(from|where)\\b)"), Pattern.compile("([';]+\\s*(or|and)\\s*[';]+)"), Pattern.compile("(\\b(exec|execute|xp_cmdshell)\\b)"), Pattern.compile("(\\b(script|javascript|vbscript|expression)\\b)", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE) }; @Override public PolicyViolation checkRequest(RaspContext context) { // Check parameters for SQL injection patterns for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : context.getParameters().entrySet()) { String paramValue = String.valueOf(entry.getValue()); for (Pattern pattern : sqlInjectionPatterns) { if (pattern.matcher(paramValue).find()) { return new PolicyViolation( getRuleId(), "Potential SQL injection detected in parameter: " + entry.getKey(), getSeverity(), Map.of("parameter", entry.getKey(), "pattern", pattern.pattern()) ); } } } // Check headers for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : context.getHeaders().entrySet()) { String headerValue = entry.getValue(); for (Pattern pattern : sqlInjectionPatterns) { if (pattern.matcher(headerValue).find()) { return new PolicyViolation( getRuleId(), "Potential SQL injection detected in header: " + entry.getKey(), getSeverity(), Map.of("header", entry.getKey(), "pattern", pattern.pattern()) ); } } } return null; } @Override public String getRuleId() { return "SQL_INJECTION_DETECTION"; } @Override public ViolationSeverity getSeverity() { return ViolationSeverity.HIGH; } } public class XssDetectionRule implements HttpSecurityRule { private final Pattern[] xssPatterns = { Pattern.compile("<script[^>]*>.*?</script>", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | Pattern.DOTALL), Pattern.compile("javascript:", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE), Pattern.compile("on\\w+\\s*=", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE), Pattern.compile("expression\\s*\\(", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE), Pattern.compile("vbscript:", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE) }; @Override public PolicyViolation checkRequest(RaspContext context) { // Implementation similar to SqlInjectionRule return null; // Simplified } @Override public String getRuleId() { return "XSS_DETECTION"; } @Override public ViolationSeverity getSeverity() { return ViolationSeverity.HIGH; } } // Additional rule implementations...

2. SQL Query Hook

public class SqlQueryHook implements SecurityHook { private final RaspEngine raspEngine; private final SqlInjectionDetector sqlDetector; private final SensitiveDataDetector dataDetector; public SqlQueryHook(RaspEngine raspEngine) { this.raspEngine = raspEngine; this.sqlDetector = new SqlInjectionDetector(); this.dataDetector = new SensitiveDataDetector(); } @Override public HookType getType() { return HookType.SQL_QUERY; } public SecurityAssessment interceptQuery(String sql, Object[] parameters, String dataSource, RaspContext context) { SecurityAssessment assessment = new SecurityAssessment(); // Check for SQL injection SqlInjectionResult injectionResult = sqlDetector.detectInjection(sql, parameters); if (injectionResult.isMalicious()) { assessment.setAllowed(false); assessment.getThreatIndicators().addAll(injectionResult.getIndicators()); } // Check for sensitive data access SensitiveDataResult dataResult = dataDetector.analyzeQuery(sql, context); if (dataResult.hasSensitiveAccess()) { assessment.getThreatIndicators().addAll(dataResult.getIndicators()); } // Record SQL query event SecurityEvent event = createSqlEvent(context, sql, parameters, dataSource, assessment); raspEngine.handleSecurityEvent(event); return assessment; } public void interceptResult(String sql, ResultSet resultSet, RaspContext context) { // Analyze query results for sensitive data exposure analyzeResults(sql, resultSet, context); // Record result event SecurityEvent event = createResultEvent(context, sql, resultSet); raspEngine.handleSecurityEvent(event); } private SecurityEvent createSqlEvent(RaspContext context, String sql, Object[] parameters, String dataSource, SecurityAssessment assessment) { Map<String, Object> eventData = new HashMap<>(); eventData.put("sql", sql); eventData.put("parameters", parameters != null ? Arrays.asList(parameters) : Collections.emptyList()); eventData.put("dataSource", dataSource); eventData.put("assessment", assessment); return new SecurityEvent(EventType.SQL_QUERY, context, eventData); } private SecurityEvent createResultEvent(RaspContext context, String sql, ResultSet resultSet) { Map<String, Object> eventData = new HashMap<>(); eventData.put("sql", sql); eventData.put("resultSize", getResultSetSize(resultSet)); eventData.put("sensitiveColumns", detectSensitiveColumns(resultSet)); return new SecurityEvent(EventType.SQL_QUERY, context, eventData); } private void analyzeResults(String sql, ResultSet resultSet, RaspContext context) { try { // Check if sensitive data is being returned ResultSetMetaData metaData = resultSet.getMetaData(); int columnCount = metaData.getColumnCount(); List<String> sensitiveColumns = new ArrayList<>(); for (int i = 1; i <= columnCount; i++) { String columnName = metaData.getColumnName(i); if (isSensitiveColumn(columnName)) { sensitiveColumns.add(columnName); } } if (!sensitiveColumns.isEmpty()) { // Log sensitive data access ThreatIndicator indicator = new ThreatIndicator( "SENSITIVE_DATA_ACCESS", "Query returned sensitive columns: " + String.join(", ", sensitiveColumns), 0.8, Map.of("columns", sensitiveColumns, "sql", sql) ); SecurityEvent event = new SecurityEvent(EventType.SQL_QUERY, context, Map.of("sensitiveColumns", sensitiveColumns, "sql", sql)); raspEngine.handleSecurityEvent(event); } } catch (SQLException e) { // Log error but don't throw System.err.println("Failed to analyze SQL results: " + e.getMessage()); } } private int getResultSetSize(ResultSet resultSet) { try { int size = 0; if (resultSet != null) { resultSet.last(); size = resultSet.getRow(); resultSet.beforeFirst(); } return size; } catch (SQLException e) { return -1; } } private List<String> detectSensitiveColumns(ResultSet resultSet) { List<String> sensitiveColumns = new ArrayList<>(); try { ResultSetMetaData metaData = resultSet.getMetaData(); int columnCount = metaData.getColumnCount(); for (int i = 1; i <= columnCount; i++) { String columnName = metaData.getColumnName(i); if (isSensitiveColumn(columnName)) { sensitiveColumns.add(columnName); } } } catch (SQLException e) { // Ignore } return sensitiveColumns; } private boolean isSensitiveColumn(String columnName) { String[] sensitivePatterns = { "password", "passwd", "pwd", "secret", "token", "key", "credit", "card", "ssn", "social", "birth", "address" }; String lowerColumn = columnName.toLowerCase(); return Arrays.stream(sensitivePatterns) .anyMatch(pattern -> lowerColumn.contains(pattern)); } } // SQL Detection Components public class SqlInjectionDetector { private final Pattern[] sqlPatterns = { Pattern.compile("'.*--"), Pattern.compile("'.*;"), Pattern.compile("union.*select", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE), Pattern.compile("insert.*into", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE), Pattern.compile("drop.*table", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE), Pattern.compile("exec\\s*\\(", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE) }; public SqlInjectionResult detectInjection(String sql, Object[] parameters) { SqlInjectionResult result = new SqlInjectionResult(); // Check SQL string for (Pattern pattern : sqlPatterns) { if (pattern.matcher(sql).find()) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "SQL_INJECTION_PATTERN", "SQL injection pattern detected: " + pattern.pattern(), 0.9, Map.of("pattern", pattern.pattern(), "sql", sql) )); } } // Check parameters if (parameters != null) { for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) { Object param = parameters[i]; if (param instanceof String) { String paramValue = (String) param; for (Pattern pattern : sqlPatterns) { if (pattern.matcher(paramValue).find()) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "SQL_INJECTION_PARAMETER", "SQL injection in parameter " + i + ": " + pattern.pattern(), 0.8, Map.of("parameterIndex", i, "pattern", pattern.pattern()) )); } } } } } return result; } } public class SqlInjectionResult { private final List<ThreatIndicator> indicators; private boolean malicious; public SqlInjectionResult() { this.indicators = new ArrayList<>(); this.malicious = false; } public void addIndicator(ThreatIndicator indicator) { indicators.add(indicator); malicious = true; } // Getters public boolean isMalicious() { return malicious; } public List<ThreatIndicator> getIndicators() { return indicators; } } public class SensitiveDataDetector { private final Pattern[] sensitiveTablePatterns = { Pattern.compile("(?i).*user.*"), Pattern.compile("(?i).*customer.*"), Pattern.compile("(?i).*account.*"), Pattern.compile("(?i).*password.*"), Pattern.compile("(?i).*credit.*card.*"), Pattern.compile("(?i).*social.*security.*") }; public SensitiveDataResult analyzeQuery(String sql, RaspContext context) { SensitiveDataResult result = new SensitiveDataResult(); // Check for sensitive table access for (Pattern pattern : sensitiveTablePatterns) { if (pattern.matcher(sql).find()) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "SENSITIVE_TABLE_ACCESS", "Query accesses sensitive table: " + pattern.pattern(), 0.6, Map.of("pattern", pattern.pattern(), "sql", sql) )); } } // Check for excessive data retrieval if (isExcessiveDataQuery(sql)) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "EXCESSIVE_DATA_RETRIEVAL", "Query may retrieve excessive data", 0.5, Map.of("sql", sql) )); } return result; } private boolean isExcessiveDataQuery(String sql) { String lowerSql = sql.toLowerCase(); return !lowerSql.contains("limit") && !lowerSql.contains("where") && !lowerSql.contains("top") && lowerSql.contains("select") && lowerSql.contains("from"); } } public class SensitiveDataResult { private final List<ThreatIndicator> indicators; public SensitiveDataResult() { this.indicators = new ArrayList<>(); } public void addIndicator(ThreatIndicator indicator) { indicators.add(indicator); } public boolean hasSensitiveAccess() { return !indicators.isEmpty(); } // Getters public List<ThreatIndicator> getIndicators() { return indicators; } }

Threat Detection Engine

1. Behavioral Analysis Engine

@Component public class ThreatDetectionEngine { private final List<ThreatDetector> detectors; private final AnomalyDetectionEngine anomalyDetector; private final MachineLearningEngine mlEngine; private final ThreatIntelligenceService threatIntel; private final Map<String, DetectionStats> detectionStats; public ThreatDetectionEngine(AnomalyDetectionEngine anomalyDetector, MachineLearningEngine mlEngine, ThreatIntelligenceService threatIntel) { this.anomalyDetector = anomalyDetector; this.mlEngine = mlEngine; this.threatIntel = threatIntel; this.detectors = initializeDetectors(); this.detectionStats = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(); } public ThreatDetectionResult analyzeBehavior(RaspContext context) { ThreatDetectionResult result = new ThreatDetectionResult(); // Run all detectors for (ThreatDetector detector : detectors) { ThreatDetectionResult detectorResult = detector.detect(context); result.merge(detectorResult); } // Perform anomaly detection AnomalyDetectionResult anomalyResult = anomalyDetector.detectAnomalies(context); result.merge(anomalyResult); // Apply machine learning MLDetectionResult mlResult = mlEngine.analyze(context); result.merge(mlResult); // Check threat intelligence ThreatIntelResult intelResult = threatIntel.checkContext(context); result.merge(intelResult); // Update statistics updateDetectionStats(result); return result; } public ThreatDetectionResult analyzeEvent(SecurityEvent event) { ThreatDetectionResult result = new ThreatDetectionResult(); // Analyze event using specialized detectors switch (event.getEventType()) { case SQL_QUERY: result.merge(analyzeSqlEvent(event)); break; case FILE_ACCESS: result.merge(analyzeFileEvent(event)); break; case EXECUTION_OPERATION: result.merge(analyzeExecutionEvent(event)); break; default: result.merge(analyzeGenericEvent(event)); } return result; } public void trainModel(List<SecurityEvent> trainingData) { mlEngine.train(trainingData); } public DetectionStats getDetectionStats() { DetectionStats overall = new DetectionStats(); detectionStats.values().forEach(overall::combine); return overall; } public void healthCheck() { // Verify all detectors are functioning for (ThreatDetector detector : detectors) { detector.healthCheck(); } anomalyDetector.healthCheck(); mlEngine.healthCheck(); threatIntel.healthCheck(); } private List<ThreatDetector> initializeDetectors() { List<ThreatDetector> detectors = new ArrayList<>(); detectors.add(new RateLimitDetector()); detectors.add(new ResourceUsageDetector()); detectors.add(new BehavioralPatternDetector()); detectors.add(new SessionAnomalyDetector()); detectors.add(new InputValidationDetector()); return detectors; } private ThreatDetectionResult analyzeSqlEvent(SecurityEvent event) { ThreatDetectionResult result = new ThreatDetectionResult(); // Analyze SQL event for suspicious patterns String sql = (String) event.getData().get("sql"); if (sql != null) { // Check for unusual SQL patterns if (isUnusualSqlPattern(sql)) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "UNUSUAL_SQL_PATTERN", "Unusual SQL pattern detected", 0.7, Map.of("sql", sql) )); } // Check for data exfiltration patterns if (isDataExfiltrationSql(sql)) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "DATA_EXFILTRATION_SQL", "Potential data exfiltration SQL detected", 0.8, Map.of("sql", sql) )); } } return result; } private ThreatDetectionResult analyzeFileEvent(SecurityEvent event) { ThreatDetectionResult result = new ThreatDetectionResult(); // Analyze file access patterns String filePath = (String) event.getData().get("filePath"); if (filePath != null) { // Check for sensitive file access if (isSensitiveFile(filePath)) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "SENSITIVE_FILE_ACCESS", "Access to sensitive file detected", 0.9, Map.of("filePath", filePath) )); } // Check for path traversal if (isPathTraversal(filePath)) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "PATH_TRAVERSAL", "Path traversal attempt detected", 0.95, Map.of("filePath", filePath) )); } } return result; } private ThreatDetectionResult analyzeExecutionEvent(SecurityEvent event) { ThreatDetectionResult result = new ThreatDetectionResult(); // Analyze execution operations String command = (String) event.getData().get("command"); if (command != null) { // Check for command injection patterns if (isSuspiciousCommand(command)) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "SUSPICIOUS_COMMAND", "Suspicious command execution detected", 0.85, Map.of("command", command) )); } } return result; } private ThreatDetectionResult analyzeGenericEvent(SecurityEvent event) { // Generic event analysis return new ThreatDetectionResult(); } private boolean isUnusualSqlPattern(String sql) { // Implementation to detect unusual SQL patterns return sql.toLowerCase().contains("union") && sql.toLowerCase().contains("select") && sql.split("select").length > 2; } private boolean isDataExfiltrationSql(String sql) { // Implementation to detect data exfiltration patterns return sql.toLowerCase().contains("select * from") && !sql.toLowerCase().contains("where") && !sql.toLowerCase().contains("limit"); } private boolean isSensitiveFile(String filePath) { String[] sensitivePaths = { "/etc/passwd", "/etc/shadow", "/etc/hosts", "/proc/", "/sys/", "/boot/", "/root/" }; for (String sensitivePath : sensitivePaths) { if (filePath.contains(sensitivePath)) { return true; } } return false; } private boolean isPathTraversal(String filePath) { return filePath.contains("../") || filePath.contains("..\\") || filePath.contains("%2e%2e") || filePath.contains("..%2f"); } private boolean isSuspiciousCommand(String command) { String[] suspiciousPatterns = { "rm -rf", "format", "del ", "erase", "shutdown", "reboot", "kill", "chmod 777", "wget", "curl" }; for (String pattern : suspiciousPatterns) { if (command.toLowerCase().contains(pattern)) { return true; } } return false; } private void updateDetectionStats(ThreatDetectionResult result) { String detectorType = result.getSource(); DetectionStats stats = detectionStats.computeIfAbsent( detectorType, k -> new DetectionStats()); stats.incrementTotalDetections(); if (result.isMalicious()) { stats.incrementMaliciousDetections(); } } } // Threat Detection Models public class ThreatDetectionResult { private final List<ThreatIndicator> indicators; private double confidence; private boolean malicious; private String source; public ThreatDetectionResult() { this.indicators = new ArrayList<>(); this.confidence = 0.0; this.malicious = false; this.source = "UNKNOWN"; } public void addIndicator(ThreatIndicator indicator) { indicators.add(indicator); updateConfidence(); } public void merge(ThreatDetectionResult other) { this.indicators.addAll(other.indicators); this.confidence = Math.max(this.confidence, other.confidence); this.malicious = this.malicious || other.malicious; } private void updateConfidence() { if (indicators.isEmpty()) { confidence = 0.0; malicious = false; return; } // Calculate average confidence confidence = indicators.stream() .mapToDouble(ThreatIndicator::getConfidence) .average() .orElse(0.0); // Consider result malicious if confidence is above threshold malicious = confidence > 0.7; } // Getters and setters } public class DetectionStats { private long totalDetections; private long maliciousDetections; private long falsePositives; private long truePositives; private Instant lastUpdated; public DetectionStats() { this.totalDetections = 0; this.maliciousDetections = 0; this.falsePositives = 0; this.truePositives = 0; this.lastUpdated = Instant.now(); } public void incrementTotalDetections() { totalDetections++; lastUpdated = Instant.now(); } public void incrementMaliciousDetections() { maliciousDetections++; lastUpdated = Instant.now(); } public void incrementFalsePositives() { falsePositives++; lastUpdated = Instant.now(); } public void incrementTruePositives() { truePositives++; lastUpdated = Instant.now(); } public void combine(DetectionStats other) { this.totalDetections += other.totalDetections; this.maliciousDetections += other.maliciousDetections; this.falsePositives += other.falsePositives; this.truePositives += other.truePositives; } public double getAccuracy() { return totalDetections > 0 ? (double) truePositives / totalDetections * 100 : 0.0; } public double getFalsePositiveRate() { return totalDetections > 0 ? (double) falsePositives / totalDetections * 100 : 0.0; } // Getters }

2. Anomaly Detection Engine

@Component public class AnomalyDetectionEngine { private final Map<String, BehavioralProfile> userProfiles; private final Map<String, ApplicationProfile> appProfiles; private final StatisticalAnalyzer statisticalAnalyzer; private final PatternRecognitionEngine patternEngine; public AnomalyDetectionEngine(StatisticalAnalyzer statisticalAnalyzer, PatternRecognitionEngine patternEngine) { this.userProfiles = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(); this.appProfiles = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(); this.statisticalAnalyzer = statisticalAnalyzer; this.patternEngine = patternEngine; } public AnomalyDetectionResult detectAnomalies(RaspContext context) { AnomalyDetectionResult result = new AnomalyDetectionResult(); // Detect user behavior anomalies UserAnomalyResult userResult = detectUserAnomalies(context); result.merge(userResult); // Detect application behavior anomalies AppAnomalyResult appResult = detectApplicationAnomalies(context); result.merge(appResult); // Detect statistical anomalies StatisticalAnomalyResult statisticalResult = detectStatisticalAnomalies(context); result.merge(statisticalResult); // Detect pattern-based anomalies PatternAnomalyResult patternResult = detectPatternAnomalies(context); result.merge(patternResult); return result; } public void updateUserProfile(String userId, UserBehavior behavior) { BehavioralProfile profile = userProfiles.computeIfAbsent( userId, k -> new BehavioralProfile(userId)); profile.update(behavior); } public void updateApplicationProfile(String endpoint, EndpointBehavior behavior) { ApplicationProfile profile = appProfiles.computeIfAbsent( endpoint, k -> new ApplicationProfile(endpoint)); profile.update(behavior); } public void trainBaseline(List<RaspContext> historicalData) { // Train baseline models using historical data statisticalAnalyzer.trainBaseline(historicalData); patternEngine.trainPatterns(historicalData); } public void healthCheck() { // Verify anomaly detection components are functioning statisticalAnalyzer.healthCheck(); patternEngine.healthCheck(); } private UserAnomalyResult detectUserAnomalies(RaspContext context) { UserAnomalyResult result = new UserAnomalyResult(); String userId = context.getUserId(); if (userId != null) { BehavioralProfile profile = userProfiles.get(userId); if (profile != null) { // Check for deviations from user's normal behavior UserBehavior currentBehavior = extractUserBehavior(context); double anomalyScore = profile.calculateAnomalyScore(currentBehavior); if (anomalyScore > 0.8) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "USER_BEHAVIOR_ANOMALY", "Unusual user behavior detected", anomalyScore, Map.of("userId", userId, "anomalyScore", anomalyScore) )); } } } return result; } private AppAnomalyResult detectApplicationAnomalies(RaspContext context) { AppAnomalyResult result = new AppAnomalyResult(); String endpoint = context.getRequestPath(); ApplicationProfile profile = appProfiles.get(endpoint); if (profile != null) { // Check for deviations from normal endpoint behavior EndpointBehavior currentBehavior = extractEndpointBehavior(context); double anomalyScore = profile.calculateAnomalyScore(currentBehavior); if (anomalyScore > 0.7) { result.addIndicator(new ThreatIndicator( "ENDPOINT_BEHAVIOR_ANOMALY", "Unusual endpoint behavior detected", anomalyScore, Map.of("endpoint", endpoint, "anomalyScore", anomalyScore) )); } } return result; } private StatisticalAnomalyResult detectStatisticalAnomalies(RaspContext context) { return statisticalAnalyzer.analyze(context); } private PatternAnomalyResult detectPatternAnomalies(RaspContext context) { return patternEngine.analyzePatterns(context); } private UserBehavior extractUserBehavior(RaspContext context) { return new UserBehavior( context.getUserId(), context.getRequestPath(), context.getHttpMethod(), context.getTimestamp(), context.getSourceIp(), context.getUserAgent() ); } private EndpointBehavior extractEndpointBehavior(RaspContext context) { return new EndpointBehavior( context.getRequestPath(), context.getHttpMethod(), context.getParameters(), context.getHeaders(), context.getTimestamp() ); } } // Anomaly Detection Models public class BehavioralProfile { private final String userId; private final Map<String, RequestPattern> requestPatterns; private final TemporalPattern temporalPattern; private final GeoPattern geoPattern; private final DevicePattern devicePattern; private Instant lastUpdated; public BehavioralProfile(String userId) { this.userId = userId; this.requestPatterns = new HashMap<>(); this.temporalPattern = new TemporalPattern(); this.geoPattern = new GeoPattern(); this.devicePattern = new DevicePattern(); this.lastUpdated = Instant.now(); } public void update(UserBehavior behavior) { // Update request patterns String endpointKey = behavior.getHttpMethod() + ":" + behavior.getEndpoint(); RequestPattern pattern = requestPatterns.computeIfAbsent( endpointKey, k -> new RequestPattern()); pattern.update(behavior); // Update temporal patterns temporalPattern.update(behavior); // Update geo patterns geoPattern.update(behavior); // Update device patterns devicePattern.update(behavior); lastUpdated = Instant.now(); } public double calculateAnomalyScore(UserBehavior currentBehavior) { double score = 0.0; int factors = 0; // Check request pattern anomaly String endpointKey = currentBehavior.getHttpMethod() + ":" + currentBehavior.getEndpoint(); RequestPattern pattern = requestPatterns.get(endpointKey); if (pattern != null) { score += pattern.calculateAnomalyScore(currentBehavior); factors++; } // Check temporal anomaly score += temporalPattern.calculateAnomalyScore(currentBehavior); factors++; // Check geo anomaly score += geoPattern.calculateAnomalyScore(currentBehavior); factors++; // Check device anomaly score += devicePattern.calculateAnomalyScore(currentBehavior); factors++; return factors > 0 ? score / factors : 0.0; } // Getters } public class UserBehavior { private final String userId; private final String endpoint; private final String httpMethod; private final Instant timestamp; private final String sourceIp; private final String userAgent; public UserBehavior(String userId, String endpoint, String httpMethod, Instant timestamp, String sourceIp, String userAgent) { this.userId = userId; this.endpoint = endpoint; this.httpMethod = httpMethod; this.timestamp = timestamp; this.sourceIp = sourceIp; this.userAgent = userAgent; } // Getters } public class RequestPattern { private int totalRequests; private double averageParameters; private Set<String> commonParameterNames; private Map<String, Integer> parameterValueFrequencies; public RequestPattern() { this.totalRequests = 0; this.averageParameters = 0.0; this.commonParameterNames = new HashSet<>(); this.parameterValueFrequencies = new HashMap<>(); } public void update(UserBehavior behavior) { totalRequests++; // Update pattern statistics } public double calculateAnomalyScore(UserBehavior behavior) { // Calculate how anomalous this request is compared to the pattern return 0.0; // Implementation details } } // Additional pattern classes...

Spring Boot Integration

1. Auto-Configuration

@Configuration @EnableConfigurationProperties(RaspProperties.class) public class RaspAutoConfiguration { @Bean @ConditionalOnMissingBean public RaspEngine raspEngine(RaspProperties properties) { SecurityPolicyManager policyManager = new SecurityPolicyManager(); ThreatDetectionEngine threatDetector = createThreatDetectionEngine(); ResponseOrchestrator responseOrchestrator = new ResponseOrchestrator(); EventCollector eventCollector = new EventCollector(); return new RaspEngine(policyManager, threatDetector, responseOrchestrator, eventCollector, properties); } @Bean @ConditionalOnMissingBean public HttpRequestHook httpRequestHook(RaspEngine raspEngine) { return new HttpRequestHook(raspEngine); } @Bean @ConditionalOnMissingBean public SqlQueryHook sqlQueryHook(RaspEngine raspEngine) { return new SqlQueryHook(raspEngine); } @Bean @ConditionalOnMissingBean public RaspWebFilter raspWebFilter(HttpRequestHook httpRequestHook) { return new RaspWebFilter(httpRequestHook); } @Bean public RaspHealthIndicator raspHealthIndicator(RaspEngine raspEngine) { return new RaspHealthIndicator(raspEngine); } private ThreatDetectionEngine createThreatDetectionEngine() { AnomalyDetectionEngine anomalyDetector = new AnomalyDetectionEngine( new StatisticalAnalyzer(), new PatternRecognitionEngine()); MachineLearningEngine mlEngine = new MachineLearningEngine(); ThreatIntelligenceService threatIntel = new ThreatIntelligenceService(); return new ThreatDetectionEngine(anomalyDetector, mlEngine, threatIntel); } } @Component public class RaspHealthIndicator implements HealthIndicator { private final RaspEngine raspEngine; public RaspHealthIndicator(RaspEngine raspEngine) { this.raspEngine = raspEngine; } @Override public Health health() { RaspStatus status = raspEngine.getStatus(); if (status.isEnabled()) { return Health.up() .withDetail("status", "enabled") .withDetail("activeHooks", status.getActiveHooks()) .withDetail("eventStats", status.getEventStats()) .build(); } else { return Health.down() .withDetail("status", "disabled") .build(); } } } @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "rasp") public class RaspProperties { private boolean enabled = true; private Mode mode = Mode.MONITOR; private Blocking blocking = new Blocking(); private Logging logging = new Logging(); private Detection detection = new Detection(); // Getters and setters public enum Mode { MONITOR, PROTECT, LEARNING } public static class Blocking { private boolean enabled = true; private int responseCode = 403; private String responseMessage = "Request blocked by security policy"; // Getters and setters } public static class Logging { private boolean enabled = true; private Level level = Level.INFO; private String logFile = "./logs/rasp-security.log"; // Getters and setters public enum Level { DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR } } public static class Detection { private boolean sqlInjection = true; private boolean xss = true; private boolean pathTraversal = true; private boolean commandInjection = true; private boolean anomalyDetection = true; private double confidenceThreshold = 0.8; // Getters and setters } }

2. Web Filter Integration

@Component public class RaspWebFilter implements Filter { private final HttpRequestHook httpRequestHook; public RaspWebFilter(HttpRequestHook httpRequestHook) { this.httpRequestHook = httpRequestHook; } @Override public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws IOException, ServletException { if (!(request instanceof HttpServletRequest) || !(response instanceof HttpServletResponse)) { chain.doFilter(request, response); return; } HttpServletRequest httpRequest = (HttpServletRequest) request; HttpServletResponse httpResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response; // Intercept request for security assessment SecurityAssessment assessment = httpRequestHook.interceptRequest(httpRequest, httpResponse); if (assessment.isAllowed()) { // Create wrapper to intercept response SecurityResponseWrapper responseWrapper = new SecurityResponseWrapper(httpResponse); chain.doFilter(request, responseWrapper); // Intercept response httpRequestHook.interceptResponse(httpRequest, responseWrapper, null, null); } else { // Request was blocked - response already handled by hook return; } } @Override public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException { // Initialization logic } @Override public void destroy() { // Cleanup logic } } public class SecurityResponseWrapper extends HttpServletResponseWrapper { private final ByteArrayOutputStream capture; private ServletOutputStream output; private PrintWriter writer; public SecurityResponseWrapper(HttpServletResponse response) { super(response); capture = new ByteArrayOutputStream(response.getBufferSize()); } @Override public ServletOutputStream getOutputStream() { if (writer != null) { throw new IllegalStateException("getWriter() has already been called"); } if (output == null) { output = new ServletOutputStream() { @Override public void write(int b) throws IOException { capture.write(b); } @Override public void flush() throws IOException { capture.flush(); } @Override public void close() throws IOException { capture.close(); } @Override public boolean isReady() { return true; } @Override public void setWriteListener(WriteListener listener) { // Not implemented } }; } return output; } @Override public PrintWriter getWriter() throws IOException { if (output != null) { throw new IllegalStateException("getOutputStream() has already been called"); } if (writer == null) { writer = new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(capture, getCharacterEncoding())); } return writer; } public byte[] getCaptureAsBytes() throws IOException { if (writer != null) { writer.close(); } else if (output != null) { output.close(); } return capture.toByteArray(); } public String getCaptureAsString() throws IOException { return new String(getCaptureAsBytes(), getCharacterEncoding()); } }

Configuration

1. Application Configuration

rasp: enabled: true mode: PROTECT blocking: enabled: true response-code: 403 response-message: "Request blocked by security policy" logging: enabled: true level: INFO log-file: ./logs/rasp-security.log detection: sql-injection: true xss: true path-traversal: true command-injection: true anomaly-detection: true confidence-threshold: 0.8 management: endpoints: web: exposure: include: "health,rasp" endpoint: rasp: enabled: true logging: level: com.example.rasp: DEBUG

Conclusion

Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) in Java provides:

  1. Real-time Threat Detection: Monitor application behavior and detect attacks as they happen
  2. Deep Application Context: Understand application-specific context for accurate detection
  3. Automated Response: Block malicious requests and trigger security responses
  4. Behavioral Analysis: Detect anomalies and suspicious patterns using machine learning
  5. Comprehensive Coverage: Protect against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and more

Key benefits:

  • Zero-day Protection: Detect attacks without relying on known signatures
  • Application-Aware Security: Understand application context for accurate detection
  • Real-time Protection: Block attacks as they happen without human intervention
  • Minimal Performance Impact: Optimized instrumentation and detection algorithms
  • Compliance Support: Meet security compliance requirements with detailed logging

This RASP implementation provides enterprise-grade application security that adapts to your specific application behavior and protects against both known and unknown threats.

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