Practical Security Automation and Testing

NMAP BDD with Robot Framework

In addition to Gauntlt, we will apply Robot Framework with NMAP in this demonstration. Here are some of the key components to be used in this testing scenario:

Robot Framework key component	Use in security testing scenario
Run Process	We will use Run Process to execute the security testing tools. Please be aware that the command options will require double spaces in the robot Framework scripts.
${result.stdout}	Run Process will store all the output into this variable, which can be used to verify the test results.
Should Contain	We should use 'Should Contain' to verify the expected test results. In addition, Robot Framework provides other verification methods, such as 'Should Match', 'Should be Equal', ...