Survivability as a tool for evaluating open source software
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chung, Timothy H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cummings, David J. | |
| dc.date | Jun-15 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-05T23:05:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-05T23:05:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-06 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45833 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores the application of traditional survivability analysis to the open source software (OSS) development process. It postulates that combat systems face potential threats from cyber warfare professionals aiming to manipulate software embedded in the systems. The research highlights current Department of Defense (DOD) interest in OSS, and explains a method for evaluating the capability of OSS programs to withstand cyber warfare attacks. Survivability concepts are demonstrated in a scenario involving an adversary inserting malicious code into the source repository of FlightGear, an open source flight simulator. Analysis is conducted on five open source programs to illustrate commonality in the evaluation process. It is determined that survivability analysis is a feasible method for OSS software evaluation, and could be used as a tool to compare OSS alternatives. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/survivabilitysto1094545833 | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
| dc.title | Survivability as a tool for evaluating open source software | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.contributor.secondreader | Gehris, Rama D. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Systems Engineering (SE) | |
| dc.subject.author | software | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | survivability | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | open source software | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | unmanned aerial vehicle | en_US |
| dc.description.service | Lieutenant, United States Navy | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Science in Systems Engineering | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Systems Engineering | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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