LXer: How to test failed authentication attempts with test-driven development
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Testing often begins with what we hope happens. In my previous article, I demonstrated how to virtualize a service you depend on when processing the "happy path" scenario (that is, testing the outcome of a successful login attempt).*But we all know that software fails in spectacular and unexpected ways. Now[he]#039[/he]s the time to take a closer look into how to process the "less happy paths": what happens when someone tries to log in with the wrong credentials?
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Testing often begins with what we hope happens. In my previous article, I demonstrated how to virtualize a service you depend on when processing the "happy path" scenario (that is, testing the outcome of a successful login attempt).*But we all know that software fails in spectacular and unexpected ways. Now[he]#039[/he]s the time to take a closer look into how to process the "less happy paths": what happens when someone tries to log in with the wrong credentials?
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