• DocumentCode
    2165394
  • Title

    When it comes to Testing, is Usability the Closest Analogy to Security?

  • Author

    Turpe, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer Inst. for Secure Inf. Technol. SIT, Darmstadt
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    9-11 April 2008
  • Firstpage
    302
  • Lastpage
    304
  • Abstract
    This speculative paper outlines an untested idea: it superficially compares security testing with usability testing. Looking for analogies between these fields may seem far-fetched, but the result is surprising. When it comes to testing, usability and security may be not as dissimilar as they seem. A closer look at usability testing may yield new insights for security testing.
  • Keywords
    program testing; security of data; security testing; software testing; usability testing; Error analysis; Error correction; Graphics; Handheld computers; Information security; Information technology; Programming profession; Software quality; Software testing; Usability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, 2008. ICSTW '08. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Lillehammer
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3388-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSTW.2008.55
  • Filename
    4567024