Title :
When it comes to Testing, is Usability the Closest Analogy to Security?
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Secure Inf. Technol. SIT, Darmstadt
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICSTW.2008.55
