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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-24",
 "id": "usestrix-strix--run-authenticated-grey-box-test",
 "repo": "usestrix/strix",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/usestrix/strix",
 "repo_slug": "usestrix-strix",
 "title": "Run a logged-in grey-box test of your web app",
 "page_title": "How to run a logged-in grey-box test of your web app with Strix",
 "summary": "Test a deployed app with test-account credentials so the agents can reach pages behind login.",
 "who": "A QA or security engineer who needs coverage of authenticated flows such as account pages and checkout.",
 "problem": "A black-box scan without login cannot reach most of the app's real functionality.",
 "outcome": "A scan of the authenticated areas of the app, with findings for access control and auth bypass issues.",
 "steps": [
  "Create a dedicated test account on the staging app.",
  "Run `export STRIX_LLM=\"openrouter/z-ai/glm-5.3\"` and `export LLM_API_KEY=\"your-api-key\"`",
  "Run `strix --target https://your-app.com --instruction \"Perform authenticated testing using credentials: user:pass\"`",
  "Review findings for IDOR, privilege escalation, and auth bypass."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use the usestrix/strix repo to run an authenticated grey-box test against <staging-app-url> using the test account <test-username>, with `strix --target <staging-app-url> --instruction` and the test credentials. Report the findings. Verify that the test account is a dedicated test account and that no production credentials were used.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README names the --instruction flag for credentials but does not describe how those credentials are stored or handled during the run.",
 "category": "Security and science",
 "tags": [
  "Security and science"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Docker installed and running",
  "An LLM API key from a supported provider, or a ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscription sign-in",
  "The application source directory or a target URL you are authorized to test",
  "A GitHub repository with Actions enabled, if you want the CI workflow"
 ],
 "risk": "dual-use",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Passing a username and password in the --instruction string can expose them in shell history and logs, so use a test account only."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.7,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/usestrix-strix/run-authenticated-grey-box-test/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/usestrix-strix/run-authenticated-grey-box-test/index.md",
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