PROTOS - Security Testing of Protocol Implementations

Protocols are used for communication between software functions, software modules, software components, software packages, or even between the software and the user. Information security is constantly endangered by errors in the contemporary protocol implementations. The PROTOS project will research different approaches of testing implementations of protocols using black-box (i.e. functional) testing methods.

The goal is to support pro-active elimination of faults with information security implications. Awareness in these issues is promoted. Methods are developed to support customer driven evaluation and acceptance testing of implementations. Improving the security robustness of products is attempted through supporting the development process.