Siege is a robust command-line tool designed for stress testing and benchmarking web applications and servers. It allows testers to simulate concurrent user activity, helping to identify performance bottlenecks and assess how a system handles high levels of traffic.
Features
- Siege enables the simulation of multiple concurrent users accessing a web application or server, allowing testers to evaluate its performance under realistic conditions.
- It provides the capability to benchmark web servers by measuring response times, transaction rates, and other performance metrics.
- Siege supports both HTTP and HTTPS protocols, making it versatile for testing a wide range of web applications and services.
- Users can configure various parameters, including the number of concurrent users, the duration of the test, and the URLs to target, providing flexibility in designing stress tests.
- Siege allows the introduction of randomized think times between requests, emulating more natural user behavior during a stress test.
- It offers multiple output formats, including concise summary reports and detailed logs, making it easy to analyze the results of stress tests.
Installation
Installing Siege on Kali Linux is a straightforward process using the package manager. Open a terminal and follow these steps:
Running
Simple Stress Test:
Simulate 10 concurrent users, repeating the test 10 times on the specified URL.
Benchmarking a Website:
Benchmark the specified website, measuring performance over a 1-minute period.
Adjusting Test Parameters:
Test with 50 concurrent users for 2 minutes, introducing a 10-second delay between requests.
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