Black box testing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000466",
  "term": "Black box testing",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A test methodology that assumes no knowledge of the internal structure and implementation detail of the assessment object.\n\n2. A test methodology that assumes no knowledge of the internal structure and implementation detail of the assessment object. Also known as black box testing.\n\n3. A method of software testing that examines the functionality of an application without peering into its internal structures or workings. This method of test can be applied to virtually every level of software testing: unit, integration, system and acceptance.\n\n4. See basic testing.",
  "synonyms": [
    "basic testing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-192",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/black-box-testing/"
}