Penetration testing (pen testing) एक system पर authorized, simulated attacking है जिससे वास्तविक attackers के पहले exploitable vulnerabilities का पता लगाया जाता है — ethical hackers सक्रिय रूप से अंदर घुसने की कोशिश करते हैं। यह automated scanning से परे realistic सुरक्षा assessment प्रदान करता है।
pen testing क्या है
PENETRATION TESTING = AUTHORIZED simulated attacks on a system to find real, exploitable
vulnerabilities:
→ ethical hackers / security pros actively try to BREAK IN (think and act like attackers)
→ goes beyond automated scanning → finds complex, chained, and logic vulnerabilities
→ AUTHORIZED and scoped (legal, agreed boundaries) — unlike real attacks
→ "How would a real attacker compromise this, and what could they reach?"
