Comparative Study on Penetration Testing Methods

Lakshyajeet Solanki; Anil Kumar

Abstract

Present research work is to determine the best available methods for penetration testing. Basically, uses the methods which are Web application security test, Network service test, and client-side test. Web Application Penetration Testing method offsets the classes of loopholes contour in the unlocked Web Application Security Project. It has two substantial components, namely Vulnerability Assessment (VA) and Penetration Testing (PT). Various automated tools and human testing techniques are used in vulnerability assessment to determine the security posture of the quarry system. This process of VAPT assists in evaluating the fruitfulness of the security estimates that are existing on the target apparatus. It is crucial to comprehend how security testing approaches and technologies have changed throughout time. So, the main objective of this study is to provide the comparison between the available methods of pen-testing and also provide the advancement information regarding the collection of data about the techniques.