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*[[Penetration Testing]] - This is an ethical hacking process to assess the security of an API design. It is conducted by an external pentester to find vulnerabilities in API integrations due to incorrect business logic or programming issues. The goal is to identify security vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit to access sensitive data or perform malicious actions.
*[https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E55956_01/doc.11123/external_user_guide/content/wsi_compliance.html WS-* compliance testing] - This testing applies to SOAP APIs and ensures proper implementation of standards such as WS-Addressing, WS-Discovery, WS-Federation, WS-Policy, WS-Security, and WS-Trust.
*[[Graphical_user_interface_testing|Web UI testing]] - Checks if the visual elements of a web application's user interface work correctly and are user-friendly. It is different from API testing, which tests the communication between software components.
 
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