Privateer is a runtime behavior testing framework designed for security and compliance validation in infrastructure environments. Instead of prescribing specific actions or analyzing static configurations, Privateer actively tests your deployed infrastructure by simulating real-world usage from both typical and malicious users. This approach ensures that only expected behaviors are possible, helping to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that other methods might overlook.

Intended for use in pre-production environments, Privateer verifies that your infrastructure is correctly configured before deployment. Its plugin-based architecture allows for harmonized inputs and outputs, enabling you to validate all specified resources using a single input—no matter how complex your architecture is. This unified approach streamlines the validation process and enhances efficiency.

By employing Privateer's runtime behavior testing, organizations can more effectively ensure security and compliance, reducing risks associated with deploying in complex environments.

Privateer Core	Privateer SDK	Plugin	Test Suite	Test Set	Test

• Privateer is an executable test harness that calls plugins based on the user's configuration.
• Privateer SDK is a set of logic and tools used to establish an efficient, secure, and cohesive collaboration between Privateer and its Plugins. The SDK guides and enables plugins, independent of each other, to behave in a unified fashion, creating common standards and practices within separate integrations.
• Plugins are plugins responsible for executing validation tests and returning results to Privateer. Plugins are composed of multiple strikes, which are organized into Test Suites.
  • Test Suites are plans created and organized from requirements within Plugins. They are evaluated based on different security and regulatory policies. Each Test Suite is created from Plugins and will have a related set of Test Sets.
  • Test Sets are complex functions that attempt to validate a specific control or policy. Each Test Set will have one or more movements.
  • Tests allow small sets of logic to be executed sequentially within a single Test Set, with an independent log entry for each.

Privateer is built with infrastructure engineers in mind. If you need to validate your resources against security or compliance standards, Privateer can help. The user-friendly command line interface and powerful features simplify the complexities of validation.

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Whether you're looking to deploy existing Plugins or embark on crafting new ones, Privateer stands ready to elevate your resource validation journey.

Privateer (noun) pri·​va·​teer ˌprī-və-ˈtir : an armed private ship licensed to attack enemy shipping also : a sailor on such a ship