Exam SY0-501 topic 1 question 646 discussion

The question is asking the steps in penetration test there are 5 steps and the first steps is gathering the intelligence or collecting info before going to the war front so the key word assess means to seek or estimate or look information so based on this the amswery is Active reconnaissance. White box testing is the third step next to scanning. The pen testing process can be broken down into five stages. Planning and reconnaissance. The first stage involves: ... Scanning. The next step is to understand how the target application will respond to various intrusion attempts. ... Gaining Access. ... Maintaining access. ... Analysis.

key indicators are internet testing and access to applications = white box testing.

Key here is white-box is an internal structure and processing are known and understood.

white box is a device whose internal structure and processing are known and understood. This distinction is important in penetration testing, where white-box testing makes use of knowledge about how an organization is structured, what kinds of hardware and software it uses, and its security policies, processes, and procedures.

White box tests are useful for simulating the behavior of a privileged insider threat.

Keyword is "internal" they have the code so its white box testing

NOPE because of "Active reconnaissance. Used tools such as network and vulnerability scanner to send data and analyze the responses." You already will know everything about the application and how test it

couldn't this be active reconnaissance as well?