Pynt CLI Modes

Explore Pynt's CLI modes for API security testing, learn how these modes integrate with your tools and workflows to perform comprehensive security scans.

Pynt offers two powerful modes within its CLI for conducting API security tests: Pynt Command and Pynt Listen. Each mode is designed to integrate with various tools and workflows, ensuring flexibility in how API security tests are performed.

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Pynt Command

💡 Pynt Command Mode: Pynt Command allows users to wrap their existing CLI-based functional tests with Pynt’s security testing capabilities. It seamlessly integrates into your current workflow, enabling automatic API security testing alongside functional tests.

Pynt Command supports a wide range of configurations and optional arguments to tailor the tests to specific needs, making it adaptable for various testing environments.

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Pynt Listen

💡 Pynt Listen Mode: Pynt Listen operates as an interactive proxy, listening on a specified port and capturing network traffic for security analysis. It is designed for tools that can direct their traffic through a proxy, providing flexibility for API security testing in various scenarios.

With Pynt Listen, users can capture traffic from a variety of sources and initiate security tests by triggering the scan, making it ideal for capturing real-time data from browsers, testing suites, and more.

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