What should I do when external services are concerned about security review testing?
Answer
coordinate approach to avoid disruptions:
Notify them in advance that security testing will be conducted and explain the scope and duration.
Obtain explicit approval for testing activities, especially if scanning or high-volume requests are involved.
Use test or sandbox environments and request test credentials where available.
Ask for whitelisting or temporary rate-limit adjustments to prevent blocking.
Limit testing to agreed-upon endpoints and methods to avoid unintended impact.
Share documentation if needed to clarify that the testing is part of a formal security review.
What should I do when external services are concerned about security review testing?
Recommended Answer Update
Coordinate your approach to avoid disruptions:
• Notify them in advance that security testing will be conducted and explain the scope and duration.
• Obtain explicit approval for testing activities, especially if scanning or high-volume requests are involved.
• Use test or sandbox environments and request test credentials where available.
• Ask for whitelisting or temporary rate-limit adjustments to prevent blocking.
• Limit testing to agreed-upon endpoints and methods to avoid unintended impact.
• Share documentation if needed to clarify that the testing is part of a formal security review.
Reasoning
The answer improves clarity and readability by reformatting the bullet points with proper bullet characters (•) and consistent formatting. The original colon introduction 'coordinate approach to avoid disruptions:' was changed to a complete sentence to improve readability. All original content and information is preserved - no points were removed or added. The FAQ discusses communication strategies for security testing of external services, which relates to the ApexInsecureEndpoint rule because this rule identifies insecure HTTP endpoints in Apex code. When external services are involved in security testing, understanding which endpoints are secure versus insecure becomes crucial for coordinating testing activities and avoiding security vulnerabilities during the review process.