What’s the difference between a White Box test and a Black Box test?

Answer Posted / chaitanya

Information given by the person commissioning the test. A White Box test is one where the pen testing team is given as much information as possible regarding the environment, while a Black Box test is…well…a Black Box. They don’t know what’s inside.

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