shieldCISSP Practice Domain 6 — Security Assessment and Testing Q94 of 120

Which test technique sends crafted random or malformed inputs to find crashes or unexpected behavior?

A CISSP practice question covering Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing. Try answering before reading the explanation below.

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A
Fuzz testing
✓ Correct answer
B
Boundary value analysis
C
Equivalence partitioning
D
Regression testing
Why "Fuzz testing" is the right answer

Fuzzing throws unexpected inputs at the system to find crashes, memory corruption, and edge cases. Boundary analysis tests the edges of valid ranges. Equivalence partitioning groups similar inputs. Regression tests guard against re-introduced bugs.

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