<s>
WebScarab	B-Application
is	O
a	O
web	O
security	O
application	O
testing	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
proxy	B-Application
that	O
intercepts	O
and	O
allows	O
people	O
to	O
alter	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
web	B-Protocol
requests	I-Protocol
(	O
both	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
and	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
web	B-Application
server	I-Application
replies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebScarab	B-Application
also	O
may	O
record	O
traffic	O
for	O
further	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebScarab	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
tool	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Open	O
Web	O
Application	O
Security	O
Project	O
(	O
OWASP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
Java	B-Device
so	O
it	O
could	O
run	O
across	O
multiple	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
official	O
development	O
of	O
WebScarab	B-Application
slowed	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
appears	O
that	O
OWASP	O
's	O
Zed	O
Attack	O
Proxy	B-Application
(	O
"	O
ZAP	O
"	O
)	O
Project	O
(	O
another	O
Java-based	O
,	O
open	O
source	O
proxy	B-Application
tool	O
but	O
with	O
more	O
features	O
and	O
active	O
development	O
)	O
is	O
WebScarab	B-Application
's	O
official	O
successor	O
,	O
although	O
ZAP	O
itself	O
was	O
forked	O
from	O
the	O
Paros	O
Proxy	B-Application
,	O
not	O
WebScarab	B-Application
.	O
</s>
