Methods and systems of testing interfaces of computer storage for storage vulnerabilities
US10319457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2029/4402
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments include methods, and computer system, and computer program products for testing directly and indirectly anchored interfaces for vulnerabilities regarding storage protection keys. Aspects include: defining a test template for each parameter area interface for a given system service's interface for vulnerabilities regarding storage protection keys by replacing each parameter area interface with unauthorized parameters to generate expected failures, defining a test template for each parameter area interface having variable-length fields for vulnerabilities regarding buffer overflows in an attempt to access a protected storage area beyond an unprotected storage area with a larger length field to generate expected failures, defining a test template for each control block to replicate copies that will generate expected failures from the system service's validation, executing at least one test for each test template generated, summarizing results of the tests executed, and returning an overall return code based on summarized results.
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