Dynamic application security testing
Hey kiddo, have you ever heard of dynamic application security testing? Okay, let me explain it in a simple way that you can easily understand.
Imagine you have a toy room with different types of toys, and you want to check if all of them are safe for you to play with. You will pick up each toy, play with it for a while, and check if there is anything that can hurt you, like sharp edges or small parts that you might swallow.
Similarly, dynamic application security testing is like playing with toys to check for their safety, but in this case, we are checking the safety of computer programs, websites, and mobile apps.
We call it "dynamic" because we are testing these programs while they are running or in action, just like you would only know if a toy is safe when you play with it.
Before playing with the toys, you probably have some rules to follow, like not touching the ones that you are not allowed to play with. Similarly, before we start testing computer programs, we need to set some rules or criteria called "test cases." These test cases are designed to check if the program has any security vulnerabilities or weaknesses that could allow bad guys to break into it and do harm.
Once we have our test cases, we start playing with the computer program, just like you played with the toys. We click on buttons, enter some data, and interact with the program to see if it does what it is supposed to do and if it is safe. While we are doing this, we use special tools that monitor everything that the program is doing and look for any signs of a security problem.
After playing with the program using different test cases, we compile a report of our findings and let the developers know where the security problems are so that they can fix them.
So, dynamic application security testing is like playing with toys to see if they are safe, but instead, we are checking the safety of computer programs, websites, and mobile apps using test cases and special tools to find and fix security issues.
Imagine you have a toy room with different types of toys, and you want to check if all of them are safe for you to play with. You will pick up each toy, play with it for a while, and check if there is anything that can hurt you, like sharp edges or small parts that you might swallow.
Similarly, dynamic application security testing is like playing with toys to check for their safety, but in this case, we are checking the safety of computer programs, websites, and mobile apps.
We call it "dynamic" because we are testing these programs while they are running or in action, just like you would only know if a toy is safe when you play with it.
Before playing with the toys, you probably have some rules to follow, like not touching the ones that you are not allowed to play with. Similarly, before we start testing computer programs, we need to set some rules or criteria called "test cases." These test cases are designed to check if the program has any security vulnerabilities or weaknesses that could allow bad guys to break into it and do harm.
Once we have our test cases, we start playing with the computer program, just like you played with the toys. We click on buttons, enter some data, and interact with the program to see if it does what it is supposed to do and if it is safe. While we are doing this, we use special tools that monitor everything that the program is doing and look for any signs of a security problem.
After playing with the program using different test cases, we compile a report of our findings and let the developers know where the security problems are so that they can fix them.
So, dynamic application security testing is like playing with toys to see if they are safe, but instead, we are checking the safety of computer programs, websites, and mobile apps using test cases and special tools to find and fix security issues.
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