Apa iku penetration testing?

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**Penetration testing** (pen testing) minangka authorized, simulated attacking kanggo nemokake exploitable **vulnerabilities** sadurunge real attackers — ethical hackers sing aktif nyoba break in. Iku nyedhiyakake realistic security assessment beyond automated scanning.

## Apa iku pen testing

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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?"
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## Types lan approaches

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By KNOWLEDGE:
  BLACK-BOX → no internal knowledge (like an outside attacker)
  WHITE-BOX → full knowledge/access (thorough, internal view)
  GRAY-BOX → partial knowledge (e.g. a regular user's access)
SCOPE → web apps, networks, APIs, mobile, cloud, social engineering, physical, etc.
PHASES → reconnaissance → scanning → exploitation → post-exploitation → reporting
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## Value lan use

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✓ REALISTIC assessment → finds what automated tools miss (business logic flaws, chained
  exploits, real exploitability — not just theoretical findings)
✓ Validates defenses; demonstrates real RISK/impact (proof, not just a scanner warning)
✓ Often required for COMPLIANCE (PCI-DSS, etc.); recommended periodically for critical systems
✓ A clear REPORT → prioritized findings + remediation guidance
→ Complements (not replaces) automated scanning, secure coding, and other practices.
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## Sebab penting

Ngerteni penetration testing minangka valuable senior-level knowledge amarga iku nyedhiyakake **realistic security assessment kanthi simulate real attacks**, nemokake exploitable vulnerabilities sing automated tools ora ketemu, dadi penting kanggo thorough security evaluation.

Pen testing — **authorized, simulated attacking ngendi ethical hackers aktif nyoba break into a system** — nyedhiyakake realistic assessment of security kanthi skilled testers think lan act kaya attackers, lumantar automated scanning kanggo nemokake complex, chained, lan business-logic vulnerabilities sing scanners ora ketemu.

Ngerteni iki — yen pen testing nemokake **carane real attacker bakal compromised sistem lan apa sing bisa dikene**, tinimbang mung theoretical findings — iku key value.

Ngerteni **types lan approaches** — dening knowledge level (**black-box** tanpa internal knowledge kaya outside attacker, **white-box** kanthi full access kanggo thoroughness, **gray-box** kanthi partial knowledge), dening scope (web apps, networks, APIs, cloud, social engineering), lan phases (reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, post-exploitation, reporting) — nyedhiyakake ngerteni carane pen testing dilaksanakake.

Ngerteni **value lan use** — nyedhiyakake realistic assessment (nemokake apa sing tools ora ketemu), validating defenses, **demonstrating real risk lan impact** (proof of exploitability, bukan mung scanner warnings), iku **required kanggo compliance** (PCI-DSS, etc.), lan producing prioritized findings kanthi remediation guidance — ngjelasake napa lan kapan pen testing digunakake, lan yen iku **complements tinimbang replaces** automated scanning lan secure development.

Pen testing iku paling realistic carane assess actual security posture, valuable kanggo critical systems lan compliance.

Amarga realistic security assessment (nemokake genuinely exploitable vulnerabilities kaya real attacker bakal) penting kanggo critical systems lan compliance, lan amarga pen testing nyedhiyakake iki (lumantar automated scanning) kanthi simulate real attacks, lan amarga ngerteni iki, types-e, lan value-e reflect security assessment maturity, ngerteni penetration testing minangka valuable senior-level knowledge — penting kanggo realistic security evaluation sing nemokake real exploitable vulnerabilities, complements automated tools, supports compliance, lan reflect security-assessment awareness sing dijuwah kanggo senior roles sing concerned kanthi genuinely understanding lan validating sistem security posture.