Code Pulse: Software Assurance (SWA) Visual Analytics for Dynamic Analysis of Code

Abstract

This is the final report for Code Pulse, a BAA project by Secure Decisions in the software assurance space. The original intent was to enhance static application security testing by introducing execution profiles of target applications to the vulnerability analysis process. However, as the concept was introduced to evaluators via prototypes, the feedback steered the project towards implementing a real-time code coverage tool for penetration testing activities. Code Pulse is an open source tool that provides a real-time white box perspective of coverage activity for penetration testers as they conduct their testing activities. This report details the activity for this project along with describing the evolution of the concept from original vision, to end state.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA610605

Entities

People

  • Dylan Halperin
  • Hassan Radwan
  • Ken Prole
  • Robert Ferris

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Debugging
  • Information Security
  • Object Code
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Software Assurance
  • Software Testing
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Web Applications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space