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Using fuzzy classification models to perform matching operations in a web application security scanner

US8621639B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

WHITEHAT SECURITY, INC. · US

Inventors

William Pennington · San Jose, US
Jeremiah Grossman · San Jose, US
Robert T. Stone · Sunnyvale, US
Siamak Pazirandeh · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2011
Grant date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/3692
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system provides for fuzzy classification in comparisons of scanner responses. A web application test suite performs tests against a web application by sending client requests from a testing computer to the server running the web application and checking how the web application responds. A thorough web application security scan might involve thousands of checks and responses. As a result, some sort of programmatic analysis is needed. One such evaluation involves comparing one response against another. Response matching that compares two HTTP responses might use fuzzy classification processes.

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