An "attempt to bypass or break the security of a system or a device. Like functional testing, vulnerability testing can falsify a general assertion (namely, that the system or device is secure) but it cannot verify the security (show that the system or device is secure in all cases)." Also VVSG. PENETRATION TESTING.
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An "attempt to bypass or break the security of a system or a device. Like functional testing, vulnerability testing can falsify a general assertion (namely, that the system or device is secure) but it cannot verify the security (show that the system or device is secure in all cases)." Also VVSG. PENETRATION TESTING.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Vulnerability Testing. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/vulnerability-testing
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