Sandbox Environments

A sandbox is a testing environment used by many program systems. Only authorized users have access and resources within the sandbox are limited. Sandboxes are a protective mechanism used in programming environments to test additions of codes or contents before launch (Network Dictionary, 2007, p. 424).

The process of sandboxing, or isolating source code development to a stand-alone environment, protects both the development of the source code itself as well as the involvement of other network assets in any security issues.

References

Network Dictionary. (2007). Sandbox. 424. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=iih&AN=31669695&site=eds-live&scope=site