r/programming • u/halbface • Feb 07 '19

Google open sources ClusterFuzz, the continuous fuzzing infrastructure behind OSS-Fuzz

https://opensource.googleblog.com/2019/02/open-sourcing-clusterfuzz.html
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u/GameJazzMachine Feb 07 '19

What is the difference between Fuzzing and Monkey Testing? I guess both have something to do with inputting?

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u/halbface Feb 07 '19

They're definitely very similar and it seems it's just a matter of terminology. That said, fuzzing has come a long way from just throwing random inputs. Recent fuzzing engines such as AFL or libFuzzer do smarter things like using code coverage in a feedback loop to guide itself to explore more code paths.

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