https://tolmo.com/tags/white-box/Recent content in White-Box on TolmoHugoen-usTue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tolmo.com/blog/what-is-a-white-box-penetration-test/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tolmo.com/blog/what-is-a-white-box-penetration-test/<p>A white box penetration test (or white box pentest) gives auditors access to internal information upfront, rather than requiring them to discover it progressively.</p> <p>This type of pentest is done by providing or integrating with source code, documentation, product specifications, observability and telemetry systems, cloud providers, security tooling and more.</p> <h2 id="why-would-you-give-away-this-information">Why would you give away this information?</h2> <p>To find as many exploitable vulnerabilities as possible, before attackers do. This matters more every year: attackers are becoming more efficient as they use AI, which makes even the hardest and most obscure vulnerabilities much more likely to be exploited today, than they were a couple years ago. This asymmetric access to information is key to staying ahead of attackers.</p>