2. Securing a software application
There are a number of techniques that can be implemented during the development cycle to control incorrect software application states. These techniques make it possible to control the state of the software application and, in some cases, even to return to a correct state.
Various techniques can be used to secure software applications, such as :
error management ;
error recovery ;
defensive programming;
dual execution of the software application ;
data redundancy.
The aim of this section is to present these different techniques and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
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Software tools
Workshop B http://www.atelierb.eu
SCADE http://www.esterel-technologues.com/products/scade-suite
ECLIPSE http://www.eclipse.org
...Websites
VERIMAG on synchronous languages, in particular LUSTRE http://www-verimag.imag.fr/SYNCHRONE/index.php?page=lang-design
ESTEREL Technology markets the SCADE environment http://www.esterel-technologies.com/
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ABZ conferences (method B) http://abzconference.org/
IEEE Aerospace Applications Conference
International Software Engineering Days
IEEE-ACM International Conference on Software Engineering
Standards and norms
- Langage de programmation Ada - ANSI/MIL-STD-1815A - 1983
- Sécurité fonctionnelle des systèmes électriques électroniques programmables relatifs à la sécurité, norme internationale - IEC 61508 - 1998
- Functional safety. Safety Instrumented systems for the process sector – Parts 1-3 - IEC 61511 - 2003
- Nuclear power plants – Instrumentation and control important to safety – Software aspects of programmed...
Regulations
Decree 2006-1279 relating to safety of railway traffic and to interoperability of railway system (October 19, 2006)
Decree 2003-425 relating to safety of public guided transit (May 9, 2003)
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