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Retester Agent

Your validation specialist that confirms vulnerabilities are fixed and prevents regression.

What is Retester Agent?

The Retester Agent specializes in validating that security fixes actually work. It automatically retests previously discovered vulnerabilities to confirm remediation, prevents regression, and ensures security improvements persist across code changes.

Problems It Solves

Fixes Don't Actually Work

Developers mark vulnerabilities as "fixed" but the fixes are incomplete, bypassed, or don't address the root cause. You think you're secure but vulnerabilities remain exploitable.

Regression Vulnerabilities

Code changes reintroduce previously fixed vulnerabilities. Without retesting, you don't know that old security issues have returned.

No Fix Validation

Security teams don't have time to manually retest every fix. Developers self-attest that issues are resolved without independent validation.

Partial Remediation

Developers fix the specific instance flagged by scanners but miss identical vulnerabilities elsewhere in the codebase.

How Retester Agent Works

Automated Retest Execution

Automatically retests previously discovered vulnerabilities after developers claim fixes. Validates that issues are actually resolved.

Fix Verification

Attempts to exploit fixed vulnerabilities using original attack vectors. Confirms exploits no longer work and root causes are addressed.

Regression Testing

Continuously retests all previously fixed vulnerabilities on every code change. Immediately detects if security issues are reintroduced.

Fix Quality Assessment

Analyzes fixes to determine if they address root causes or just symptoms. Identifies incomplete or superficial remediation.

User Benefits

Verify Fixes Work

Know with certainty that vulnerabilities are actually fixed, not just marked as resolved in issue trackers.

Prevent Regression

Catch reintroduced vulnerabilities immediately. Stop old security issues from returning in new code.

Faster Remediation

Developers get immediate feedback on fix quality. No more back-and-forth with security teams about whether fixes are complete.

Compliance Evidence

Demonstrate to auditors that vulnerabilities were properly remediated and verified. Maintain proof of fix validation.

Security Debt Reduction

Ensure vulnerability remediation actually reduces security debt rather than just closing tickets.

Quality Improvement

Developers learn what constitutes a proper fix vs. incomplete remediation. Security quality improves over time.

Real-World Use Cases

Incomplete SQL Injection Fix

Developer fixed one SQL injection but used same vulnerable pattern in 12 other queries. Retester found all instances and prevented partial fix.

Regression Detection

Code refactor reintroduced XSS vulnerability fixed 3 months prior. Automated retesting caught regression within hours of commit.

Fix Bypass Discovery

Authentication bypass was "fixed" with client-side validation. Retester demonstrated server-side bypass still worked, prompting proper fix.

Technical Capabilities

Core Capabilities

Automated Retesting
Fix Validation
Regression Detection
Exploit Verification
Root Cause Analysis
Remediation Tracking
Fix Quality Scoring
Continuous Validation

Integrations

CI/CD Pipelines
Jira
GitHub Issues
GitLab
Testing Frameworks

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