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Hyperscale Application, Security, and TLS Validation with BreakingPoint
BreakingPoint provides comprehensive application and threat simulation capabilities by emulating more than 780 real-world application protocols, enabling organizations to validate network performance and security under realistic conditions. It allows users to customize and manipulate virtually any protocol, including raw packet data, and can generate a highly realistic mix of application traffic at high speeds with authentic protocol weighting. The platform supports HTTP / 1.0, HTTP / 1.1, and HTTP / 2 transports, along with NAT and proxy functionality for selected applications. In addition, it includes a threat library containing more than 190,000 attacks and malware variants, enabling rigorous security validation. From a single port, BreakingPoint can simultaneously generate legitimate application traffic, DDoS attacks, and malware traffic, creating highly realistic test scenarios. Regular bi-monthly Application and Threat Intelligence (ATI) subscription updates ensure that application models, attack signatures, and threat content remain aligned with the latest real-world environments.
When combined with the APS 100 / 400GE Series platform, BreakingPoint delivers exceptional hyperscale performance, reaching up to 3.2 Tbps of throughput, 5.1 billion sessions, and 56 million connections per second in a fully populated configuration. This enables organizations to emulate environments ranging from enterprise networks to continent-scale mobile carrier infrastructures. The APS-100 / 400GE platform also provides industry-leading TLS testing capabilities. A single APS-ONE-100 appliance can generate up to 100,000 TLS connections per second, support 3.2 million concurrent TLS connections, and deliver 150 Gbps of encrypted throughput. At larger scale, a deployment of ten appliances can achieve up to 1 million TLS connections per second, 32 million concurrent TLS sessions, and an impressive 1.5 Tbps of encrypted TLS traffic, providing unmatched performance for validating modern encrypted network environments.
Performance Validation
Measure and optimize the performance of network, security, and data center infrastructures by recreating realistic peak Internet traffic conditions. Ensure a consistent user experience while identifying bottlenecks before deployment.
Security and DDoS Testing
Validate network resilience against more than 190,000 attacks, malware samples, botnets, and evasion techniques. Test security controls, including NGFWs, IPS solutions, and DDoS defenses, against real-world cyber threats.
Realistic Traffic and Issue Discovery
Replicate production network behavior using realistic application traffic profiles and TrafficREWIND configurations. Leverage high-speed protocol fuzzing to uncover hidden vulnerabilities, network issues, and unexpected failure scenarios.
Mobile Network Validation and Cyber Training
Test 3G, 4G, and LTE service provider networks using realistic application, tunneling, and roaming scenarios. Build operational readiness through cyber-range environments that provide hands-on training against real-world attack scenarios.
Most Popular Configuration
BreakingPoint — Application and Threat Intelligence Program
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Frequently Asked Questions
BreakingPoint simulates both legitimate and malicious traffic — such as DDoS, malware, fuzzing, and protocol-based attacks — to validate network and security infrastructure at scale. It helps organizations reduce performance risks and improve attack readiness.
It supports hundreds of real-world application protocols (for example, 780) and a vast arsenal of threat vectors (190,000+ attacks, including malware).
Common use cases include:
- Security device validation (NGFWs, IPS/IDS, DDoS protection)
- Network performance and resiliency testing
- Cyber-range and staff training simulations
- Personalized testing for 3G/4G/LTE or data center environments
BreakingPoint QuickTest offers pre-packaged, turn-key test methodologies (for example, encryption, NetSecOPEN, system performance, device security). It uses stabilization and goal-seeking algorithms to deliver actionable insights with minimal configuration.
BreakingPoint supports automation through:
- REST API with structured JSON
- Python libraries
- TCL and ROBOT libraries
It includes an interactive API browser and comprehensive usage documentation.
BreakingPoint VE delivers the same simulation capabilities in an elastic, virtualized format. It enables scalable deployment across distributed environments and a subscription-based, pay-as-you-go licensing model — ideal for cloud and lab testing.
The ATI program regularly updates BreakingPoint with the latest application behaviors and threat signatures. Updates happen bi-monthly (or even every two weeks in some implementations), covering thousands of applications and threat scenarios without requiring firmware upgrades.