Comparer des méthodes

	Méthodologie de test d'intrusion	Évaluation de la vulnérabilité
Domaine	Cryptographie	Cryptographie
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	2008	2002
Auteur d'origine	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), OWASP	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Type	Authorized security exploit and assessment	Vulnerability identification and prioritization
Source fondatrice	National Institute of Standards and Technology (2008). Penetration Testing and Security Testing. NIST Special Publication 800-115.	National Institute of Standards and Technology (2012). Guide for Conducting Security Patch Management Activities. NIST Special Publication 800-40 Revision 3.
Alias	Pen Testing, Ethical Hacking, Security Testing	Vulnerability Scanning, Security Assessment, Risk Assessment
Apparentées	3	3
Résumé	Penetration testing is an authorized, controlled simulated attack on systems, networks, and applications to evaluate their security defenses. Unlike vulnerability assessment (which identifies weaknesses), penetration testing actively exploits vulnerabilities to demonstrate real-world impact, confirm exploitability, and assess an organization's incident response capabilities.	Vulnerability assessment is a systematic process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing security weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications. Using automated scanning tools and manual techniques, organizations discover unpatched software, misconfigurations, weak cryptographic practices, and other exposures that attackers could exploit.