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My 5 cents on fuzzing compilers, and, actually, finding issues [1], also share another work we have done using black box/pentesting security techniques, including fuzzing in Fireblocks [2]. [1] https://www.coinfabrik.com/blog/why-the-fuzz-about-fuzzing-c... [2] https://www.coinfabrik.com/blog/fireblocks-api-black-box-rev...
Disclaimer: I only took a quick glance at the material, not a deep dive. So feel free to discount my criticism as severely as you like. Or whack me with a clue-bat, if needed. 1. In the fuzzing chapter author seems to be showing how to create a fuzzer in Python. OK, so that is great if you want to learn the basics of creating a fuzzer. HOWEVER... there is a great Python module called "hypothesis" that is well developed…
This is a great resource on fuzz testing algorithms & internals. I find myself coming back to it occasionally when building new fuzzing techniques at Fuzzbuzz.
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 486
- Total comments
- 37
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-30 | Generating Software Tests: Breaking Software for Fun and Profit | ingve | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-11-05 | Generating Software Tests: Breaking Software for Fun and ProfitFirst breakout | ingve | 179 | 24 |
| 2022-06-02 | The Fuzzing Book | evmunro | 55 | 3 |
| 2025-01-19 | The Fuzzing BookBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | chautumn | 250 | 10 |