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1. A method for zero trust network access (ZTNA) testing using application-independent authentication profiles, the method comprising: providing, at a network traffic emulation platform, a user interface that enables a user to configure a mix of emulated application flows by selecting a plurality of different emulated network applications by name and specifying a weight value for each of the emulated network applications; providing, at the network traffic emulation platform, a plurality of user- selectable application-independent authentication profiles for emulating authentication messaging of different ZTNA systems, wherein providing the application-independent authentication profiles includes providing a profile for emulating a policy enforcement point (PEP) and providing a profile for emulating an identity provider (IdP); receiving, at the network traffic emulation platform, user configuration of the mix of the application flows; and receiving, at the network traffic emulation platform, an instruction from a user to execute a test of a device under test and executing the test by: selecting, at the network traffic emulation platform, one of the application-independent authentication profiles; generating and transmitting emulated authentication traffic to the ZTNA system according to the selected authentication profile; and in response to successful completion of exchanges required by the authentication profile, generating and transmitting, to a device under test, emulated application traffic according to the user- selected application flow configured mix of application flows.
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