DAST vs. API contract testing: what security teams need to know.

In API security testing, relevance matters more than volume. Generic DAST tools have no awareness of an API's structure, data model, security requirements, or intent — contract-based testing does.

• How contract-based API security testing actually works.
• Why it suits today's API threat landscape better than generic payload-based scanning.
• How it produces dependable results while cutting false positives and workload.
• Where DAST still fits, and where it falls short for APIs specifically.