Re: BGP Experiment

[Brian Kantor <Brian () ampr org>]

On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 03:49:46PM -0000, adamv0025 () netconsultings com wrote:
> This actually makes me thing that it might be worthwhile including these
> types of test to the regression testing suite.
> So that every time we evaluate new code or vendor we don't only test for
> functionality, performance and scalability, but also for robustness 
> i.e. sending a whole heap of trash down the sockets which are accessible
> form the Internet (via the iACL holes), to limit the scope of the test.
>
> Rather than relying on experiments to notify us the hard way that something
> is not right.
>
> adam

I agree.

It seems to me that testing with almost-valid data (well formed,
but with disallowed values) as well as fuzz-testing are essential
parts of software quality control.
        - Brian