Abstract: A method for ZTNA testing using a simulated or emulated IdP includes generating and transmitting, from an emulated client implemented by a network traffic emulation platform and to a server, an emulated application traffic message. The method further includes receiving, from a PEP under test, a message redirecting the emulated client to a simulated or emulated IdP and including an authentication request. The method further includes generating, by the simulated or emulated IdP, an authentication response and providing the authentication response to the emulated client. The method further includes providing, to the PEP under test, a response to the authentication request from the PEP under test. The method further includes receiving a response including an authenticated cookie from the PEP under test, generating and transmitting, to the server via the PEP under test, a request including the authenticated cookie, and receiving a response from the server.

Abstract: A method for ZTNA testing using application-independent authentication profiles includes providing, at a network traffic emulation platform, user-selectable application flows for generating emulated application traffic to send to an application and providing application-independent authentication profiles for emulating authentication messaging of different ZTNA systems. The method further includes selecting one of the application flows and receiving, at the network traffic emulation platform, user selection of one of the application-independent authentication profiles. The method further includes generating and transmitting emulated authentication traffic to a ZTNA system according to the selected authentication profile, and, in response to successful completion of exchanges required by the authentication profile, generating and transmitting emulated application traffic to a network application according to the user-selected application flow.

Abstract: One method occurs at a test system controller of a network test system implemented using at least one processor. The method includes establishing agent association criteria for a test system traffic generation agent to be deployed in a cloud computing system under test (SUT) and receiving a registration message from the test system traffic generation agent in response to a launching of the test system traffic generation agent in the cloud computing SUT. The method further includes obtaining agent property values associated with the one test system traffic generation agent from the registration message and sending test configuration data to the test system traffic generation agent in response to determining a match between the agent property values and the agent association criteria, wherein the test configuration data configures the test system traffic generation agent to operate as a predefined network segment in the cloud computing SUT.

Abstract: One method occurs at a test system controller of a network test system implemented using at least one processor. The method includes establishing agent association criteria for a test system traffic generation agent to be deployed in a cloud computing system under test (SUT) and receiving a registration message from the test system traffic generation agent in response to a launching of the test system traffic generation agent in the cloud computing SUT. The method further includes obtaining agent property values associated with the one test system traffic generation agent from the registration message and sending test configuration data to the test system traffic generation agent in response to determining a match between the agent property values and the agent association criteria, wherein the test configuration data configures the test system traffic generation agent to operate as a predefined network segment in the cloud computing SUT.