Black box testing involves testing external interfaces to ensure that the code meets functional and nonfunctional requirements. The various steps involved in black box testing are the following:
1. Create test plans. Create prioritized test plans for black box testing.
2. Test the external interfaces. Test the external interfaces for various type of inputs using automated test suites, such as NUnit suites and custom prototype applications.
3. Perform load testing. Load test the application block to analyze the behavior at various load levels. This ensures that it meets all performance objectives that are stated as requirements.
4. Perform stress testing. Stress test the application block to analyze various bottlenecks and to identify any issues visible only under extreme load conditions, such as race
conditions and contentions.
5. Perform security testing. Test for possible threats in deployment scenarios. Deploy the application block in a simulated target environment and try to hack the application by
exploiting any possible weakness of the application block.
6. Perform globalization testing. Execute test cases to ensure that the application block can be integrated with applications targeted toward locales other than the default locale used for
development.
