andreas1234567 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:
Episode #285 of the Security Now! podcast discusses fuzz testing. Wikipedia defines it as:
Fuzz testing or fuzzing is a software testing technique that provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a program. If the program fails (for example, by crashing or failing built-in code assertions), the defects can be noted.Perl has a strong history of automated tests, and I expected that perl and CPAN would have something to offer on fuzz testing, but a brief search revealed no relevant modules, tools or documentation. Does the nature of perl (i.e. being an interpreted language) make fuzz testing less relevant than e.g. web browsers or operating systems?
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No matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you've probably only seen the tip of them. [1]
No matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you've probably only seen the tip of them. [1]
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Re: Fuzz testing with perl
by Corion (Patriarch) on Jan 27, 2011 at 11:54 UTC | |
Re: Fuzz testing with perl
by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 27, 2011 at 12:06 UTC | |
Re: Fuzz testing with perl
by ELISHEVA (Prior) on Jan 27, 2011 at 12:08 UTC | |
Re: Fuzz testing with perl
by CountZero (Bishop) on Jan 27, 2011 at 18:38 UTC | |
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 28, 2011 at 06:42 UTC | |
Re: Fuzz testing with perl
by jandrew (Chaplain) on Jan 27, 2011 at 16:45 UTC | |
Re: Fuzz testing with perl
by Gulliver (Monk) on Jan 27, 2011 at 15:24 UTC |
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