pandoraspec 0.2.4

DORA Compliance Auditor for OpenAPI Specs

PanDoraSpec

The Open DORA Compliance Engine for OpenAPI Specs.

PanDoraSpec is a CLI tool that performs deep technical due diligence on APIs to verify compliance with DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) requirements. It compares OpenAPI/Swagger specifications against real-world implementation to detect schema drift, resilience gaps, and security issues.

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📦 Installation

pip install pandoraspec

System Requirements

The PDF report generation requires weasyprint, which depends on Pango.

🚀 Usage

Run the audit directly from your terminal.

Basic Scan

pandoraspec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json

With Options

pandoraspec https://api.example.com/spec.json --vendor "Stripe" --key "sk_live_..."

Local File

pandoraspec ./openapi.yaml

Override Base URL

If your OpenAPI spec uses variables (e.g. https://{env}.api.com) or you want to audit a specific target:

pandoraspec https://api.example.com/spec.json --base-url https://staging.api.example.com

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🏎️ Zero-Config Testing (DORA Compliance)

For standard DORA compliance, you simply need to verify that your API implementation matches its specification. No configuration is required.

pandoraspec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json

This runs a fuzzing audit where random data is generated based on your schema types (e.g., sending random integers for IDs).

• Value: This is sufficient to prove that your API correctly handles unexpected inputs and adheres to the basic contract (e.g., returning 400 Bad Request instead of 500 Server Error).
• Limitation: Detailed business logic requiring valid IDs (e.g., GET /user/{id} where {id} must exist) may return 404 Not Found. This is acceptable for a compliance scan but may not fully exercise deeper code paths.

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🧠 Advanced Testing with Seed Data

To test specific business workflows (e.g., successfully retrieving a user profile), you can provide "Seed Data". This tells PanDoraSpec to use known, valid values instead of random fuzzing data.

pandoraspec https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json --config seed_parameters.yaml

Configuration Hierarchy

You can define seed values at three levels of specificity. The engine resolves values in this order: Endpoints > Verbs > General.

seed_data:
  # 1. General: Applies to EVERYTHING (path params, query params, headers)
  general:
    username: "test_user"
    limit: 50

  # 2. Verbs: Applies only to specific HTTP methods (Overwrites General)
  verbs:
    POST:
      username: "admin_user" # Creation requests use a different user

  # 3. Endpoints: Applies only to specific routes (Overwrites Everything)
  endpoints:
    /users/me:
      GET:
        limit: 10

🔗 Dynamic Seed Data (Recursive Chaining)

You can even test dependency chains where one endpoint requires data from another. PanDoraSpec handles recursion automatically: if Endpoint A needs data from B, and B needs data from C, it will resolve the entire chain in order.

Supported Features:

• Recursive Resolution: Automatically resolves upstream dependencies (chains of from_endpoint).
• Deep Extraction: Extract values from nested JSON using dot notation, including list indices (e.g., data.items.0.id).
• Parameter Interpolation: Use {param} in the dependency URL to chain multiple steps.
• Smart Logging: Fuzzed values are masked as random in logs to keep output clean, while your seeded values are shown clearly.

endpoints:
  # Level 1: Get the current user ID
  /user/me:
    GET:
      authorization: "Bearer static-token"

  # Level 2: Use that ID to get their orders
  /users/{userId}/orders:
    GET:
      userId:
        from_endpoint: "GET /user/me"
        extract: "data.id"  # JSON extraction

  # Level 3: Get details of the FIRST order from that list (Recursive!)
  /orders/{orderId}:
    GET:
      orderId:
        # This calls Level 2 first (which calls Level 1), then extracts the first order ID
        from_endpoint: "GET /users/{userId}/orders"
        extract: "data.items.0.id" # Supports list index '0'

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🛠️ Development Setup

To run the CLI locally without reinstalling after every change:

1. Clone & CD:

git clone ...
cd pandoraspec

2. Create & Activate Virtual Environment: It's recommended to use a virtual environment to keep dependencies isolated.

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Editable Install:

pip install -e .

This links the pandoraspec command directly to your source code. Any changes you make will be reflected immediately.

🛡️ What It Checks

Module A: The Integrity Test (Drift)

Checks if your API implementation matches your documentation.

• Why? DORA requires you to monitor if the service effectively supports your critical functions. If the API behaves differently than documented, it's a risk.

Module B: The Resilience Test

Stress tests the API to ensure it handles invalid inputs gracefully (4xx vs 5xx).

• Why? DORA Article 25 calls for "Digital operational resilience testing".

Module C: Security Hygiene

Checks for common security headers and configurations.

Module D: The Report

Generates a PDF report: "DORA ICT Third-Party Technical Risk Assessment".

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📄 License

MIT