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Active Security Testing

nounid 1434·updated Aug 30, 2026
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Security testing that involves direct interaction with a target, such as sending packets to a target.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Process0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Active Security Testings
possessive
Active Security Testing's
pluralpossessive
Active Security Testings'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Security testing that involves direct interaction with a target, such as sending packets to a target.
NIST SP 800-1151 senseview framework →
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Security testing that involves direct interaction with a target, such as sending packets to a target.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Security testing that involves direct interaction with a target, such as sending packets to a target.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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