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Coverity creates program to enforce code adherence


By David Worthington
November 20, 2008 — 
Architects may take great pains to design software, but developers do not always follow the game plan, especially when there is no enforcement when code is checked in. A software quality tool maker has released a new product that may help by validating the architecture of codebases.

On Monday, Coverity introduced Coverity Architecture Analyzer. Architecture Analyzer maps the hierarchies and dependencies of C/C++ and Java applications. Pricing for either edition starts under US$10,000 and is determined by the amount of lines of code.

Code is analyzed using Coverity's Software DNA mapping technology that originated in its static analysis products.

Architecture Analyzer visualizes source code structures, including information about dependencies, as well as providing architecture complexity maps. It performs security analysis by flagging pathways that bypass access control checkpoints and encryption/decryption APIs, according to the company.

"Data goes through vetting operations to eliminate a class of security vulnerabilities," said Coverity CTO Ben Chelf.

Software architects can define the intended architecture with Coverity's visual designer, set rules and follow the source code as it evolves to continually validate their design. Architecture Analyzer will highlight architecture violations, such as reverse dependencies.

Architecture Analyzer helps developers achieve a higher quality of security by enforcing design intent after software is created, said Chelf. "Software developers don't always follow architecture."


Related Search Term(s): architecture, security, Coverity


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