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Defining Security Requirements Through Misuse Actions
Advanced Software Engineering: Expanding the Frontiers of Software Technology
  • Michael Van Hilst, Nova Southeastern University
  • Eduardo B. Fernandez
  • Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie
  • Shihong Huang
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Abstract

An important aspect of security requirements is the understanding and listing of the possible threats to the system. Only then can we decide what specific defense mechanisms to use. We show here an approach to list all threats by considering each action in each use case and analyzing how it can be subverted by an internal or external attacker. From this list we can deduce what policies are necessary to prevent or mitigate the threats. These policies can then be used as guidelines for design. The proposed method can include formal design notations for validation and verification.

DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-34831-5_10
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Citation Information
Michael Van Hilst, Eduardo B. Fernandez, Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie and Shihong Huang. "Defining Security Requirements Through Misuse Actions" Advanced Software Engineering: Expanding the Frontiers of Software Technology Vol. 219 (2006) p. 123 - 137 ISSN: 978-0-387-34831-5
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-vanhilst/33/