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CISA · Question #445
Which type of security testing is MOST efficient for finding hidden errors in software and facilitating source code optimization?
The correct answer is B. White box testing. White box testing leverages full access to the application’s source code and internal architecture, enabling testers to systematically uncover hidden logic errors, security flaws, and inefficiencies and to recommend code-level optimizations.
Submitted by asante_acc· Apr 18, 2026Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation
Question
Which type of security testing is MOST efficient for finding hidden errors in software and facilitating source code optimization?
Options
- AUser acceptance testing (UAT)
- BWhite box testing
- CPenetration testing
- DBlack box testing
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A3% (1)
- B93% (28)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
White box testing leverages full access to the application’s source code and internal architecture, enabling testers to systematically uncover hidden logic errors, security flaws, and inefficiencies and to recommend code-level optimizations.
Topics
#White box testing#Security testing#Software development lifecycle#Code optimization
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