# Fuzzing (computing)

tags
: [[automated testing]]

Fuzzing is an automated software testing technique that involves, basically, throwing random data at a program. This is to test for unexpected crashes, assertions, memory leaks, etc.

Fuzzing is an older term for and superset of [[property testing]].


## Resources


### Code libraries


#### [[Rust]]

-   [fuzzcheck-rs](https://github.com/loiclec/fuzzcheck-rs)


#### [[Python]]

-   [Hypothesis](https://hypothesis.works/)