Big List of Naughty Strings
A curated list of strings likely to cause issues when used as user-input data, for automated and manual QA testing.
What is Big List of Naughty Strings?
The Big List of Naughty Strings is a curated collection of strings that are likely to cause issues when used as user-input data. It helps developers and QA engineers test software for input validation problems, edge cases, and potential security vulnerabilities. The list includes problematic Unicode characters, special symbols, and other strings that can trigger errors or unexpected behavior.
Software developers, QA engineers, and security testers who need to validate how their applications handle unusual or malicious user input.
It provides a ready-made, community-vetted set of test cases that save time compared to manually crafting edge-case inputs, and helps catch bugs that might otherwise slip through standard testing.
Overview
The Big List of Naughty Strings is a list of strings which have a high probability of causing issues when used as user-input data.
Use Cases
Best For
- Testing input validation in web forms and APIs
Related Projects
Found a gem we're missing?
Open-Awesome is built by the community, for the community. Submit a project, suggest an awesome list, or help improve the catalog on GitHub.
