OWASPin
OWASPin is a fictional open standard proposed to unify pin-based attestation within web application security practices inspired by the OWASP ecosystem. It aims to provide a consistent model for binding software artifacts, libraries, and APIs to cryptographic pins so that clients and services can verify trust anchors. The concept is not an official OWASP project, and no formal specification exists beyond community drafts.
Origin and status: The idea appeared in security discussions in the mid-2020s as a hypothetical extension of
Technical overview: The imagined design envisions a modular architecture with components such as a Pin Authority
Applications: Potential use cases include ensuring the integrity of dependencies in software build pipelines, securing mobile
Governance and reception: In the hypothetical form, governance would resemble open participation with versioned drafts and
See also: certificate pinning, code signing, software supply chain security, OWASP projects.