---
id: 1707
title: "Pre-Pentest Checklist Part 2: Essential Questions to Answer Before Your Next Pentest"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/pre-pentest-checklist-part-2-essential-questions-answer-your-next-pentest"
published_at: "2024-04-16T16:00:38Z"
tags: ["pentesting", "methodology", "hackerone", "checklist"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1707"
lang: en
---

# Pre-Pentest Checklist Part 2: Essential Questions to Answer Before Your Next Pentest

## Summary

Part 2 of HackerOne's pre-pentest checklist walks through nine essential questions on the "when", "who" and "how" of an engagement: timelines and report deadlines, stakeholder communication and points of contact, and how vendors access in-scope assets and deliver findings.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2024-04-16T16:00:38Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/pre-pentest-checklist-part-2-essential-questions-answer-your-next-pentest
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1707