Testing

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• Testing is used at key checkpoints in the overall process to determine whether objectives are being met.


•  Static code analysis is perhaps the first type of security testing and it is one of the oldest forms of security test.


•  Penetration test involves simulating attacks against an application or infrastructure in order to identity weak points. 


• Compliance tests are used to assess whether a configuration, architecture or process meets an organization's pre-defined policies. 


• Load testing is not often thought of as a type of security test; 


• it's more commonly used  to help optimize application performance and availability. Testing Methods can be done in two ways; they are Functional and Non-Functional testing. In testing issues are used interchangeably. 


• However issue can be defined as the unit of work to accomplish an improvement in a system.


• Data Violation happens for many reason, poor coding coding among them because poor coding practice make it too easy. 


• Each programming language has its own nuances and techniques to  securely coding within its environment. 


• The lesson concludes with a discussion on various testing types and methods.

Keywords:

Functional Testing    -    Based on Business requirements

Non-Functional Testing    -    Based on Customer expectation & performance requirements