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Authenticated scans fail or break sessions
Scanners that cannot hold a logged-in session never reach the screens and APIs behind authentication, so coverage looks broad but stays shallow.
Quality-to-Security Expansion
Turn the functional tests you already run into live security coverage
Merito helps QA and automation teams operationalize OpenText Dynamic Application Security Testing quickly, accurately, and inside the workflows they already run. This solution is intended for OpenText UFT customers, but it works for any organization that automates testing, at any maturity, skill level, and budget.
Pilot snapshot
One application, your existing environments, a working authenticated DAST baseline in 4 to 6 weeks
A focused pilot that maps your automated test journeys to attack surface, tunes scans for signal over noise, and embeds findings into the QA workflow your team already trusts.
Authenticated coverage
Reuse the logged-in journeys your functional tests already exercise so scans reach the screens and APIs attackers actually hit.
Signal over noise
Tune policies, authentication, and payloads so findings are real and your application security team trusts them.
QA-owned security
Map findings to existing QA ownership and sprint gates instead of standing up a parallel, siloed effort.
Any foundation
Whatever your automation stack and maturity, Merito meets you there with right-sized tooling and a priced path forward.
Time to value
Stand up a working baseline in weeks, not the months teams usually lose to trial and error.
Built for the teams who own delivery and release risk
QA and test leadersTest automation architectsApplication security leadersRelease governance teamsApplication owners
Where teams get stuck
Why DAST stalls even when the QA foundation is strong
Strong functional testing programs hit predictable friction when dynamic application security testing is introduced without the operational context that makes scans meaningful. The capability is rarely the blocker. The operating model is.
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Scans lack depth in complex, stateful workflows
Multi-step business processes, dynamic forms, and conditional logic confuse crawlers that do not understand how the application actually behaves.
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High false-positive rates erode trust
When results are noisy, application security teams stop believing the findings and the program loses momentum before it proves value.
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Findings do not map to QA ownership or sprint gates
Security results that land outside existing workflows have no clear owner, no triage path, and no place in the release decision.
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Security testing becomes a parallel, siloed effort
When DAST runs separately from QA, the work duplicates environments, data, and journeys the test team already maintains.
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Tools get bought before the assets that make them work are mapped
Licenses arrive before anyone connects business-critical journeys, authentication flows, and test data to the scan, so value stays theoretical.
Solution overview
You already have the foundation. Merito helps you activate it.
Merito's UFT to DAST Security Expansion helps quality assurance (QA) and test-automation teams operationalize OpenText Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) by reusing the authenticated functional-test journeys they already run, standing up a trusted, business-aware security baseline in four to six weeks.
Authenticated, repeatable, application-aware tests depend on the operational maturity that functional testing teams have built over years. The same assets are directly relevant to security testing. QA practitioners are uniquely positioned to enable DAST, map test flows to where the application is exposed, and connect the scan toolchain to existing QA processes.
This program is framed for OpenText UFT customers, because their authenticated journeys translate so cleanly into security coverage. It is not limited to them. Any organization that automates testing can use the same approach, whatever the framework, language coverage, or release model.
Maturity, skill level, and budget are not barriers. Merito prices the work and selects tooling strategically for each level, from a first low-cost pilot to portfolio-wide coverage, so teams adopt DAST on terms that fit where they are today.
- Critical business processes already exercised by your functional suites
- High-value user journeys that map directly to attack surface
- Authentication flows that let scans reach protected screens and APIs
- Test data dependencies your team already provisions and maintains
- Stable test environments that make scans repeatable
- Regression timing and release cycles that scans can plug into
- Application behavior knowledge that tunes scans for real risk
- A QA operating model that gives findings an owner and a workflow
Core capabilities
Turning QA assets into security coverage
Merito does the work that turns a functional testing program into a security signal. The technology is ready. Putting it into the release your team already runs is where teams need a partner.
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Translate QA assets into attack surface
Map functional test flows into attackable surface so scans reflect real risk and real user journeys, not just crawl coverage.
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Authenticated scan engineering
Configure authentication, session handling, and crawl strategy so scans reach the protected screens and APIs behind login.
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Tune DAST for signal over noise
Calibrate policies, authentication, and payloads to reduce false positives and surface the issues that are genuinely exploitable.
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Bridge QA and application security operating models
Align ownership, workflows, and release gates so findings are actionable inside the QA processes teams already run.
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Findings mapped to sprint gates and QA ownership
Route confirmed issues to clear owners, sprint workflows, and go-no-go decisions instead of a disconnected report.
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Accelerate time to value
Compress what usually takes months of trial and error into a focused effort measured in weeks.
Operating model
A focused pilot, tied to business value
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Step 1
Select target
Merito helps you identify a business-critical application or portal that is ready for dynamic application security testing and high in signal. Output is a chosen target and success criteria.
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Step 2
Map flows
Merito translates UFT journeys into scan coverage, anchoring the configuration to authenticated user paths. Output is a flow map that ties test journeys to attack surface.
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Step 3
Confirm environment
Merito validates environment and test-data readiness to prevent scan breakage before it starts. Output is a readiness checklist and a stable target environment.
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Step 4
Configure scan
Merito tunes authentication, crawl strategy, and scan policies to match how the application actually behaves. Output is a tuned scan configuration.
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Step 5
Baseline and review
Merito validates findings, removes noise, and maps confirmed issues to risk and QA ownership. Output is a trusted baseline and a triaged finding set.
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Step 6
Operationalize
Merito embeds the scan in release gates and QA processes so security runs hand in hand with regression. Output is a repeatable scan-and-triage rhythm your team can own.
Working session
See what your UFT assets can actually deliver
In a working session, Merito identifies which applications are ready for dynamic application security testing, maps UFT flows to security coverage, and estimates time to value for a focused pilot. No application security team is required to get started.
Platform ecosystem
Built on OpenText Functional Testing and OpenText DAST
Merito puts the OpenText quality and security stack to work while staying tool-agnostic about the automation foundation you already run. The functional testing products give you the authenticated journeys. OpenText Dynamic Application Security Testing turns those journeys into security coverage.
OpenText Functional Testing
OpenText application security testing
OpenText delivery and security hubs
Works with your existing foundation
- Your current UI automation
- Your API and integration tests
- Your CI/CD pipelines
- Your test data and environments
Selected partner and platform coverage
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Program roadmap
Right-sized for any automated testing program
This offer was originally built for OpenText UFT and OpenText DAST, but it applies to any organization that automates testing. Merito has priced offerings and strategically selected tools for every maturity level, skill level, and budget, so the path forward fits where you are today.
Entry
Start where you are
For teams new to DAST or running a thin automation layer, the typical entry point is a single-application pilot of four to six weeks with a low-cost tool footprint matched to budget.
Deliverable
A working authenticated baseline and a costed path to expand.
Scaling
Operationalize across the portfolio
For teams with established automation, Merito wires scans into CI/CD, maps findings to sprint gates, and standardizes authenticated scanning across more applications.
Deliverable
Repeatable scan patterns, QA-owned triage, and release-gate integration.
Advanced
Run security as part of delivery
For mature programs, Merito tunes policy, expands API and mobile-backend coverage, and connects results to security posture reporting leaders can act on.
Deliverable
Portfolio-wide coverage, low false-positive rates, and executive-ready posture metrics.
Services alignment
How Merito Supports You
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Assessment and DAST readiness
Identify which applications are ready for dynamic application security testing, map UFT flows to security coverage, and estimate time to value for a focused pilot.
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Pilot delivery
Stand up an authenticated baseline on one application, tune scans for signal over noise, and prove the operating model before scaling.
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Scan engineering and integration
Configure authentication, crawl strategy, and policy, then wire scans into pipelines, release gates, and QA triage workflows.
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Findings triage and enablement
Map confirmed issues to QA ownership, reduce false positives, and equip the team to run the scan-and-triage rhythm without an application security specialist on call.
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Tooling and budget strategy
Select right-sized tools and a priced path for your maturity level, whether the foundation is OpenText UFT or another automation stack.
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Scale-out and optimization
Expand coverage across the portfolio, tune policy over time, and connect results to security posture reporting for leadership.
Outcomes
What success looks like
Authenticated scans running alongside regression cycles
Dynamic application security testing runs against the same authenticated journeys your functional suites already exercise.
Business-flow-aware scans using your existing journeys
UFT journeys anchor the scan so coverage follows real user paths instead of generic crawl behavior.
High-confidence findings tied to real user workflows
Tuned policies and authentication mean results reflect exploitable risk on paths that matter to the business.
Security included in release readiness, from day one
Scans and triage sit inside release gates so security is part of go-no-go, not a separate workstream.
Lower false-positive rates that keep trust intact
Calibration keeps findings credible so the application security team stays engaged with the program.
Time to value measured in weeks, not months
A focused pilot replaces the long trial-and-error cycle teams usually face when standing up DAST.
Deployment benchmarks
What you validate today, and what OpenText DAST adds
Functional automation proves the application works. Dynamic application security testing proves how it can be attacked. The two are complementary, and they run against the same user journeys.
MetricCommon baselineMature program outcome
Metric
Coverage focus
Common baseline
UFT proves the application works. Business workflows pass, regression holds, and releases ship on schedule using application-aware coverage built over years.
Mature program outcome
OpenText DAST simulates live attacks against running web apps, APIs, and mobile backends, surfacing exploitable runtime risk in the same flows you already test.
Metric
What it validates
Common baseline
Validates expected behavior through repeatable UI and API tests.
Mature program outcome
Validates exposed behavior, discovering how an application can be attacked in real runtime conditions.
Metric
What it finds
Common baseline
Confirms functionality with reusable assets, object repositories, and managed test data.
Mature program outcome
Discovers vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and business-logic flaws.
Metric
What it protects
Common baseline
Helps ensure quality, performance, and user experience.
Mature program outcome
Helps reduce breach risk and strengthen security posture.
Metric
Confidence it creates
Common baseline
Essential for release confidence.
Mature program outcome
Essential for security confidence.
Why Merito
Why Merito
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We work at the seam between quality and security
Merito delivers across quality engineering and application security, so DAST lands inside the release your team already runs instead of beside it as a separate project.
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We have already solved the hard part
The hardest part of DAST is reaching the application the way a real user does. Merito has spent years building the authenticated, business-aware testing that makes that possible.
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We are measured on findings you act on
Merito is judged on exploitable findings your team resolves and a baseline they can own, not on scan volume or dashboards nobody reads.
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A path sized to your program
Merito brings priced offerings and strategically selected tools for every maturity level, so the first step fits your budget and the last step covers the portfolio.
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Your team keeps the keys
Merito stands up a scan-and-triage rhythm your existing QA team runs without an application security specialist on call, then scales it alongside you.
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One accountable partner across quality, security, and DevOps
Merito delivers application security, quality engineering, and DevOps together, so the program has one owner instead of three disconnected efforts.
Security validation and release management
Security validation
DAST coverage that reflects real attack surface
Dynamic application security testing is only credible when it reaches the application the way a real user does. Merito configures scans to hold authenticated sessions and follow the journeys your functional tests already cover, so results reflect the screens, APIs, and mobile backends that matter.
That means policy tuning and validation, not just a crawl. Merito calibrates the scan to the application's real behavior so findings stay exploitable, credible, and worth acting on.
- Authenticated scanning that reaches the screens and APIs behind login
- Coverage for web apps, APIs, and mobile backends in the flows you already test
- Detection of vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and business-logic flaws
- Policy tuning that keeps findings exploitable and credible
Release management
Security built into release readiness, by design
The goal is not a separate security project. It is security inside the release the team already runs. Merito embeds scans next to functional regression and maps findings to the QA workflows that own them, so security informs go-no-go instead of blocking it.
No application security team is required to get started. Merito sets up a scan-and-triage rhythm your existing team can run, with risk-ranked issues that fit the sprint.
- Scans embedded in release gates next to functional regression
- Findings mapped to QA ownership and sprint workflows
- Risk-ranked issues that inform go-no-go instead of stalling it
- A repeatable rhythm your team can run without an application security specialist on call
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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Book a UFT to DAST Session
If you want to find out which applications are ready for dynamic application security testing, how your UFT assets map to security coverage, and what a focused pilot would deliver, start the conversation here.
Assessment
DAST readiness and flow mapping
Identify DAST-ready applications, map UFT journeys to attack surface, and estimate time to value for a focused pilot.
Pilot
Authenticated baseline in weeks
Stand up a tuned, authenticated scan on one application and prove the operating model before scaling.
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Next step
Turn release confidence into security confidence
Merito helps quality and security leaders extend the automated testing they already trust into authenticated, business-aware security coverage that fits the way they ship.