Replaced broken links and fixed an error in the workflow

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -16,114 +16,87 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
-
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
-
       - name: Cache npm package cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.npm
           key: npm-markdown-tools-${{ runner.os }}-markdownlint-cli2-0.22.1-markdown-link-check-3
           restore-keys: |
             npm-markdown-tools-${{ runner.os }}-
-
       - name: Install validation tools
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install "PyYAML==6.0.2" "ruff==0.8.6"
-
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y shellcheck
-
           npm install --global markdownlint-cli2@0.22.1 markdown-link-check@3
-
       - name: Validate Python syntax in scripts
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           if [[ -d "scripts" ]]; then
             python -m compileall scripts
           else
             echo "No scripts directory found. Skipping Python syntax validation."
           fi
-
       - name: Run Python lint with ruff
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           if [[ -d "scripts" ]]; then
             ruff check scripts --output-format=github
           else
             echo "No scripts directory found. Skipping ruff."
           fi
-
       - name: Validate YAML files
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           python scripts/validate_yaml.py
-
       - name: Validate shell scripts
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           mapfile -d '' shell_files < <(
             git ls-files -z -- '*.sh' '*.bash'
           )
-
           if (( ${#shell_files[@]} == 0 )); then
             echo "No shell scripts found. Skipping shellcheck."
             exit 0
           fi
-
           failed=0
-
           for file in "${shell_files[@]}"; do
             echo "Running shellcheck on ${file}"
             if ! shellcheck "${file}"; then
               failed=1
             fi
           done
-
           exit "$failed"
-
       - name: Validate JSON files
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           failed=0
-
           while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
             echo "Validating JSON: ${file}"
-
             if ! python -m json.tool "${file}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
               echo "FAILED: Invalid JSON in ${file}"
               failed=1
             fi
           done < <(git ls-files -z -- '*.json')
-
           exit "$failed"
-
       - name: Validate Markdown structure
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           config_file="${RUNNER_TEMP}/markdownlint-cli2.jsonc"
-
           cat > "${config_file}" <<'EOF'
           {
             "config": {
@@ -135,72 +108,60 @@ jobs:
             }
           }
           EOF
-
           mapfile -d '' markdown_files < <(git ls-files -z -- '*.md')
-
           if (( ${#markdown_files[@]} == 0 )); then
             echo "No Markdown files found. Skipping markdownlint."
             exit 0
           fi
-
           markdownlint-cli2 --config "${config_file}" "${markdown_files[@]}"
-
       - name: Validate Markdown tables
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           python scripts/validate_markdown_tables.py
-
       - name: Check internal Markdown links
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           python scripts/check_internal_markdown_links.py
-
       - name: Check external Markdown links
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           config_file="${RUNNER_TEMP}/markdown-link-check-external.json"
-
           cat > "${config_file}" <<'EOF'
           {
             "ignorePatterns": [
               {
                 "pattern": "^(?!https?:\\/\\/)"
+              },
+              {
+                "pattern": "^https?://www\\.linkedin\\.com"
+              },
+              {
+                "pattern": "^https?://owasp\\.slack\\.com"
               }
             ],
             "timeout": "10s",
             "retryOn429": true,
-            "retryCount": 2
+            "retryCount": 2,
+            "aliveStatusCodes": [200, 403]
           }
           EOF
-
           failed=0
-
           while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
             echo "Checking external links in ${file}"
-
             if ! markdown-link-check "${file}" --quiet --config "${config_file}"; then
               failed=1
             fi
           done < <(git ls-files -z -- '*.md')
-
           exit "$failed"
-
       - name: Check generated artifacts are up to date
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           python scripts/check_generated_artifacts.py
-
       - name: Check for temporary or debug files
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-
           failed=0
-
           while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
             case "${file}" in
               *.tmp|*.bak|*.log|*.swp|*.swo|*.orig|.DS_Store)
@@ -209,5 +170,4 @@ jobs:
                 ;;
             esac
           done < <(git ls-files -z)
-
           exit "$failed"

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following standards and frameworks directly informed the development of APTS
 - [OWASP ASVS](https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/) (Application Security Verification Standard)
 - [OSSTMM](https://www.isecom.org/OSSTMM.3.pdf) (Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual)
 - [OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications](https://genai.owasp.org/resource/owasp-top-10-for-agentic-applications-for-2026/) (Agentic AI Security Risks)
-- [NIST AI RMF](https://www.nist.gov/artificial-intelligence/risk-management-framework) (AI Risk Management Framework)
+- [NIST AI RMF](https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework) (AI Risk Management Framework)
 - [EU AI Act](https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/) (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)
 
 ## How to Get Listed

LICENSE.md

@@ -193,4 +193,4 @@ Original work licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://github.com/OWASP/APTS
 
 ## OWASP Trademark
 
-The OWASP name and logos are trademarks of The OWASP Foundation. You may refer to the standard as "OWASP Autonomous Penetration Testing Standard" for editorial purposes without permission. Commercial use of OWASP trademarks requires approval. Contact [trademarks@owasp.org](mailto:trademarks@owasp.org). See the [OWASP Trademark Policy](https://owasp.org/www-policy/operational/trademark) for details.
+The OWASP name and logos are trademarks of The OWASP Foundation. You may refer to the standard as "OWASP Autonomous Penetration Testing Standard" for editorial purposes without permission. Commercial use of OWASP trademarks requires approval. Contact [trademarks@owasp.org](mailto:trademarks@owasp.org). See the [OWASP Trademark Policy](https://owasp.org/www-policy/operational/mark-usage-guidelines) for details.