From: Christine Kronberg (seeker@shalla.de)
Date: Wed Aug 09 2006 - 15:03:49 EDT
On Wed, 9 Aug 2006, Diarmaid McManus wrote:
> Apologies, I was under the impression from my quick read that Kluge
> meant "Its a pen test if you don't _attempt_ a penetration" rather
> than "Its a pen test if you _fail_ to penetrate".
>
> However, no penetration test should fail. You should always be able to
> get access if your client allows you to cover all areas, such as
> Physical testing, Social Engineering, etc.
But that depends on the contract with the customer, doesn't it?
If the customer does not order the full program then full coverage
is not possible and a successful penetration may indeed not be
possible (in the given amount of time).
I agree, that with the full program there should be at least one
successful way in.
Regards,
Christine Kronberg.
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