April 2005
Intermediate to advanced
344 pages
11h 59m
English
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Toolkit 101
The symptomatic code approach requires a combination of manual and automated testing tools. At a minimum, these tools must include the following:
- Source code viewer
The tester uses this tool, which typically is a text editor, to browse through the source or drill down a particular piece of code flagged by static analysis tools. When available, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a powerful tool for quickly navigating through sources and tracing method-call hierarchies.
- Vulnerability tracking database
This isn’t a testing tool, but no discussion of source code analysis is complete without mentioning the need to track identified vulnerabilities. Tracking can range from recording issues in a simple text file to logging them in a bug-tracking database such as Bugzilla. At a minimum, the database should provide a place to document the vulnerability, including file location and line number of the insecure code, and steps for reproducing the vulnerability. Documenting this type of information can be a nuisance. You realize its true value only when presenting findings to management or developers.
- Static analysis tools
These tools assist the tester by pointing to specific lines of code, which can be examined more closely within the source code viewer. Database-driven scanning tools that have plug-ins for popular IDEs are ideal. From the IDE console, they allow the tester to launch and view scan results as well as drill down on individual instances of flagged code with ...
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