Title :
Software checking with the Auditor´s Aid
Author_Institution :
Planning Res. Corp., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Describes a program used for identifying the executable software configuration installed on a computer. The application, Auditor´s Aid allows an auditor to automatically identify what programs (and versions) reside on a given system. The approach discussed generates a checksum and uses this value as a primary key (not to be confused with an encryption key) into a configuration table. The prototype described operates on an IBM PC platform
Keywords :
auditing; configuration management; Auditor´s Aid; IBM PC; checksum; executable software configuration; software checking; Application software; Computer security; Control systems; Cryptography; Engineering management; Programming; Prototypes; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Security Applications Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the Sixth Annual
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2105-2
DOI :
10.1109/CSAC.1990.143790
