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What is the best fuzzer (automated software testing tool) to find 0-days? Why? Quora Answer
Q: What is the best fuzzer (automated software testing tool) to find 0-days? Why?
A:
0-day is a very broad statement.
I tend to use the payload fuzzers in BurpSuite and OWasp Zap Proxy, but these require me to identify the target that I’m testing, and the appropriate data scope and range to fuzz.
When getting rid of a browser, what are the advantages of using taskkill.exe over close method in Selenium? Quora
Q: When getting rid of a browser, what are the advantages of using taskkill.exe over close method in Selenium?
A:
I can’t really think of any advantages to using taskkill.exe over a close or quit method in Selenium.
Firefox is opening and test is running but there are errors in the logs
The drivers are often noisy, i.e. they write a lot to the logs. At first glance it might look like an error is being reported, it isn’t really.
Hacking JavaScript Games - Accessing private javascript variables at runtime via debugging
I like to write little bots from the console to help with with application and game automation. But when the variables and objects I need are created from within anonymous functions I can’t get access. In this post I will explain how to access them.
How to Practice your JavaScript, Software Testing and Test Automation
One way I practice my Software Testing, improve my JavaScript programming and practice my automating is by ‘hacking’ JavaScript games.
How to Pretty Print JSON using Browser Dev Tools
Quick tips for pretty printing JSON in the Browser.
How to bypass no paste controls on a web form
Just because a site says we can’t paste into a field, doesn’t mean we have to believe it.
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Evil Tester Content Summary For January 2019
TLDR; New patreon bonus - pdf collation of posts monthly and more micro course content.
In case you missed it here is a summary of January 2019, blog posts, some notes and patreon roundup.
How to download a file with RestAssured
TLDR; Downloading a file with RestAssured is as simple as taking the body of a request as a byte array and writing it to a file.
When automating I often have to download files. One very common FAQ for WebDriver is “How do I download a file with WebDriver?”.
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What is the best fuzzer (automated software testing tool) to find 0-days? Why? Quora Answer
Firefox is opening and test is running but there are errors in the logs
Hacking JavaScript Games - Accessing private javascript variables at runtime via debugging
How to Practice your JavaScript, Software Testing and Test Automation
How to Pretty Print JSON using Browser Dev Tools