Automated Web Test

Interesting read on the concept of Cookie Poisoning, which is making the server return stuff that was not intended by that cookie. Hence a Security Breach!

Interesting Read : Hallmarks of a Great Tester

” 5 or 6 bullet points for a performance tester..”

submitted by Mike Kelly
Excerpts:

1. Can they test (analysis skills, techniques, planning, etc…)
• intermediate
2. Can they model (UCML, UML, various diagrams, concept modeling, etc…)
   • intermediate to advanced based on salary
3. Do they know math (probability and statistics)
   • intermediate to advanced based on salary
4. Do they know hardware, networks, and application servers (servers, routers, switches, JVMs, configurations, etc…)
   • basic (they know where to find info and what questions to ask)
5. Do they know tools (HTTP Spy, Etherial, LoadRunner, Robot, RPT, OpenSTA, etc…)
   • basic to advanced depending on salary
6. Can they code (not tool-code, but code-code)
   • basic to advanced depending on salary

The TE application’s keymap file was an important part. It needed to be loaded everytime the login function was called. This made sure that the keymap file was not missed by the winrunner executioners.