Security Visual Testing

Browser engine

Uses the qe-browser fleet skill (.claude/skills/qe-browser/) for all browser automation. The Vibium engine (10MB Go binary, WebDriver BiDi) is installed automatically by aqe init. For security-visual workflows, qe-browser adds two things on top of stock visual testing: check-injection.js (scans page content for prompt-injection patterns before screenshots are stored) and assert.js (16 typed checks including nofailedrequests for detecting data-leak requests).

# Before storing any screenshot, scan the page
vibium go "$TARGET_URL"
vibium wait load
node .claude/skills/qe-browser/scripts/check-injection.js --include-hidden
INJ=$?
if [ $INJ -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Prompt-injection findings — do NOT store screenshot"
  exit $INJ
fi
# Safe to proceed with visual-diff
node .claude/skills/qe-browser/scripts/visual-diff.js --name "${PAGE_NAME}"

<defaulttoaction> When performing security-aware visual testing:

1. VALIDATE URLs before navigation (check for malicious patterns)
2. SCAN for PII before saving screenshots (mask sensitive data)
3. CAPTURE parallel viewports (mobile, tablet, desktop)
4. COMPARE against baselines (detect visual regressions)
5. AUDIT accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA compliance)

Quick Security-Visual Checklist:

• URL validation (no javascript:, data:, file: schemes)
• PII detection (emails, phones, SSN, credit cards, API keys)
• Visual regression (diff threshold < 0.1%)
• Viewport coverage (320px, 768px, 1024px, 1440px)
• Accessibility score (> 90% axe-core pass rate)

Critical Success Factors:

• Always mask PII before storing screenshots
• Test across all target viewports in parallel
• Store baselines in version control
• Run accessibility audits on every visual change

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Quick Reference Card

When to Use

Key Capabilities

Workflows

1. Security Visual Audit (Full Pipeline)

# Run complete security + visual audit
aqe test visual-audit --url https://example.com --security --accessibility

Steps:

1. Validate URL security (block malicious schemes)
2. Scan page for security issues (XSS, injection patterns)
3. Capture screenshots across 4 viewports in parallel
4. Compare against stored baselines
5. Run accessibility audit (axe-core)
6. Generate consolidated report

2. PII-Safe Screenshot

# Capture screenshot with automatic PII masking
aqe screenshot --url https://example.com/profile --pii-safe

PII Detection Patterns:

• Email addresses: [email protected]
• Phone numbers: +1-555-123-4567
• Credit cards: 4111-1111-1111-1111
• SSN: 123-45-6789
• API keys: sklive..., AKIA...
• Passwords: Form fields with type="password"

Masking Strategy:

• Default: Blur with high intensity
• Options: redact (black box), pixelate, blur

3. Responsive Visual Audit

# Test visual consistency across viewports
aqe test responsive --url https://example.com --viewports mobile,tablet,desktop

Default Viewports:

Integration with AQE v3

Using with BrowserSecurityScanner

import { BrowserSecurityScanner } from '@agentic-qe/v3';

const scanner = new BrowserSecurityScanner(memory, {
  urlValidation: { enabled: true },
  piiDetection: { enabled: true, maskBeforeSave: true },
  parallelViewports: { maxConcurrent: 4 }
});

const result = await scanner.scanUrl('https://example.com', {
  viewports: ['mobile', 'tablet', 'desktop'],
  accessibility: true
});

Using with TrajectoryAdapter

import { TrajectoryAdapter } from '@agentic-qe/v3';

const adapter = new TrajectoryAdapter(memory);

// Record testing trajectory for learning
await adapter.startTrajectory('security-visual-test', {
  url: 'https://example.com',
  testType: 'security-visual'
});

// ... perform tests ...

await adapter.endTrajectory(trajectoryId, {
  success: true,
  piiFound: 3,
  visualRegressions: 0,
  accessibilityScore: 95
});

Agent Coordination

Memory Namespace

aqe/security-visual/
├── baselines/*          - Visual regression baselines
├── screenshots/*        - Captured screenshots (PII masked)
├── reports/*            - Audit reports
└── trajectories/*       - Learning trajectories

Fleet Coordination

const fleet = await FleetManager.coordinate({
  strategy: 'security-visual-audit',
  agents: [
    'qe-visual-tester',      // Visual regression
    'qe-security-scanner',   // URL/PII scanning
    'qe-accessibility-auditor' // WCAG compliance
  ],
  topology: 'parallel',
  maxConcurrent: 4
});

Error Handling

Related Skills

• [visual-testing-advanced](../visual-testing-advanced/) - Pure visual testing without security
• [security-testing](../security-testing/) - Security testing without visual component
• [accessibility-testing](../accessibility-testing/) - Accessibility-only testing
• [qe-visual-accessibility](../qe-visual-accessibility/) - AQE v3 visual domain skill

Performance Targets