Performance Impact Evaluation

Build pipeline performance requirements eliminate certain tool configurations. CI/CD pipelines with strict time limits cannot accommodate multi-hour SAST scans or comprehensive DAST assessments. This constraint drives incremental analysis strategies, focused scanning, or asynchronous security testing. Understanding pipeline constraints helps set realistic expectations for security testing integration.

Application performance sensitivity affects IAST deployment options. Production systems with strict SLAs might prohibit IAST instrumentation overhead. Test environments with performance testing requirements need careful IAST tuning. Development environments can typically tolerate higher overhead for better security insights. Performance requirements should guide where and how to deploy runtime analysis tools.

Scalability requirements influence tool architecture decisions. Growing code bases challenge SAST scalability, potentially requiring distributed analysis infrastructure. Expanding application portfolios multiply DAST scanning requirements. Increasing microservices deployments complicate IAST agent management. Consider not just current needs but projected growth when selecting tools and deployment models.