Testing of user-configurable software systems using firewalls

Proceedings - International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, ISSRE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 177-186

  Robinson, Brian ^a   White, Lee ^b  

^a ABB INC   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURABLE; CONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LATENT DEFECTS; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; TESTING PROCESS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; SALES;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 67249109648     PISSN: 10719458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSRE.2008.46     Document Type: Conference Paper

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