For secure software: X-rays instead of passport control

Trust is good, control is better. This also applies to the security of computer programs. Instead of trusting "identification documents" in the form of certificates, JOANA, the new software analysis tool, examines the source text (code) of a program. In this way, it detects leaks, via which secret information may get out or strangers may enter the system from outside. At the same time, JOANA reduces the number of false alarms to a minimum. The analysis tool developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has already proved to work successfully in realistic test scenarios. In a next step, an industrial case study is planned.

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