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Re: Application Assessment
From: AdamT <adwulf () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 00:20:37 +0100
On 8/8/05, goenw <goenw.mailinglist () gmail com> wrote:
Hi, anybody have experience with application assessment ? I am a network guy, dont know much about the apps PT. 1. is there any tools that allow me to do the assessment throughly ? 2. should i have external party conduct this, what are the things i should expect from them (success criteria) ? any comments are appriciated.
Can you be more specific about the application that you're testing? eg - is it a standalone win32 executable, or perhaps a web application? Will you be testing the infrastructure on which it runs also? Does the application rely on input from either the user, other processes, drivers or other hosts on a network? Big question - will you have access to the source code? All of it? Example - not much use having access to the source of application.exe if you don't get the source to applib1.dll If you're looking to get an external party in, you need to think about what levels of assurance you need for this particular application. If it's a branded screen-saver that you want to distribute as a PR exercise, your needs (and testing methods) will be very different from testing a custom web banking application. -- AdamT "Maidenhead is *not* in Kent" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREE WHITE PAPER - Wireless LAN Security: What Hackers Know That You Don't Learn the hacker's secrets that compromise wireless LANs. Secure your WLAN by understanding these threats, available hacking tools and proven countermeasures. Defend your WLAN against man-in-the-Middle attacks and session hijacking, denial-of-service, rogue access points, identity thefts and MAC spoofing. Request your complimentary white paper at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/AirDefense_pen-test_050801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Application Assessment goenw (Aug 08)
- Re: Application Assessment AdamT (Aug 09)
- Re: Application Assessment cbc (Aug 10)
- Re: Application Assessment goenw (Aug 11)
- Re: Application Assessment Irene Abezgauz (Aug 11)
- Re: Application Assessment Glyn Geoghegan (Aug 11)
- Re: Application Assessment bugtraq (Aug 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Application Assessment Anders Thulin (Aug 09)
- RE: Application Assessment Ory Segal (Aug 11)
- RE: Application Assessment Mark Curphey (Aug 12)
- RE: Application Assessment Juan Carlos Reyes Muñoz (Aug 12)
- Re: RE: Application Assessment RUI PEREIRA - WCG (Aug 12)
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- Re: Application Assessment AdamT (Aug 09)