Static code analysis for software security verification: Problems and approaches

Zhioua, Zeineb; Short, Stuart; Roudier, Yves
STPSA 2014, 9th IEEE International Workshop on Security, Trust and Privacy for Software Applications, in COMPSAC 2014, 21-25 July 2014, Västerås, Sweden

Developing and deploying secure software is a difficult task, one that is even harder when the developer has to be conscious of adhering to specific company security requirements. In order to facilitate this, different approaches have been elaborated over the years to varying degrees of success. To better understand the underlying issues, this paper describes and evaluates a number of static code analysis techniques and tools based on an example that illustrates prevalent software security challenges. The latter can be addressed
by considering an approach that allows for the detection of security properties and their transformation into security policies that can be validated against security requirements. This would help the developer throughout the software development lifecycle and to insure the compliance with security specifications.

DOI
Type:
Conference
City:
Västerås
Date:
2014-07-21
Department:
Digital Security
Eurecom Ref:
4444
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