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Patent Filed for Optimizing Test Data Payload Selection in Computer Networks

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Computer software developers use dynamic analysis tools to test security vulnerabilities in applications. However, current methods often fail to detect all possible security vulnerabilities due to high costs of sending multiple test data payloads via computer networks. A new patent aims to address this issue by providing a method for optimizing test data payload selection for testing computer software applications via computer networks.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patent, filed by Evgeny Beskrovny, Alexander Landa, and Omer Tripp, proposes a method for optimizing test data payload selection to reduce costs and increase detection of security vulnerabilities.
  • The method involves configuring a first computer to execute data-checking software, processing test data payloads using the software, and determining which payloads are endorsed for further processing.
  • The endorsed payloads are then sent to a computer software application for processing, allowing for more efficient detection of security vulnerabilities.
  • The inventors highlight the limitation of current methods, which often send only a few dozen test payloads per HTTP parameter being tested, resulting in some security vulnerabilities going undetected.
  • The patent provides a system and computer program product for implementing the method, enhancing the detection of security vulnerabilities in computer software applications.

Statistics:

  • The patent was filed on March 18, 2014.
  • The patent was published online on September 15, 2015.
  • The patent number is 9135153.
  • The assignee for patent number 9135153 is International Business Machines Corporation.

Sources:

  • Beskrovny, E., Landa, A., & Tripp, O. (2014). Optimizing Test Data Payload Selection for Testing Computer Software Applications via Computer Networks. U.S. Patent Number 9135153, filed March 18, 2014, and published online on September 15, 2015. Patent URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9135153.PN.&OS=PN/9135153RS=PN/9135153
  • NewsRx LLC (2015). Patent Filed for Optimizing Test Data Payload Selection in Computer Networks. VerticalNews.

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