Title :
Toward credible IT testing and certification
Author :
Wakid, Shukri A. ; Kuhn, D. Richard ; Wallace, Dolores R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
Accessible, rigorous measurement and test methods are key to creating quality software and increasing IT market competition. At the US National Institute of Standards and Technology´s Information Technology Laboratory, work focuses on establishing comprehensive certification capability for the IT industry. This article describes NIST´s work and how it can be applied
Keywords :
DP industry; certification; program testing; software metrics; software quality; software standards; IT certification; IT industry; IT market competition; IT testing; US National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Technology Laboratory; measurement methods; quality software; Certification; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Measurement uncertainty; NIST; Sampling methods; Security; Software measurement; Software standards; Software testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
