Int J Performability Eng ›› 2018, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (9): 2056-2065.doi: 10.23940/ijpe.18.09.p14.20562065

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A Survey of Software Trustworthiness Measurement Validation

Hongwei Taoa and Yixiang Chenb, *   

  1. aSchool of Computer and Communication Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China;
    bMoE Engineering Center for Software/Hardware Co-Design Technology and Application, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
  • Revised on ; Accepted on
  • Contact: * E-mail address: yxchen@sei.ecnu.edu.cn

Abstract: The software trustworthiness measurement is an essential research subject in trustworthy software. Software trustworthiness measurement validation can show whether the measurement is adequate for measuring the software trustworthiness. There are many research results in software trustworthiness measurement validation. In this paper, we survey software trustworthiness measurement theoretical validation and empirical validation. The research states of software trustworthiness measurement theoretical validation are summarized from the view of validation based on measurement theory and validation based on axiomatic approaches, and state-of-the-art empirical validation methods are studied through case studies, surveys, and experiments. Lastly, we analyze the challenges faced in software trustworthiness measurement validation.

Key words: software trustworthiness measurement validation, theoretical validation, empirical validation