Socialz: Multi-feature social fuzz testing
Online social networks have become an integral aspect of our daily lives and play a crucial role in shaping our relationships with others. However, bugs and glitches, even minor ones, can cause anything from frustrating problems to serious data leaks that can have farreaching impacts on millions of...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2023
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| Summary: | Online social networks have become an integral aspect of our daily lives and play a crucial role in shaping our relationships with others. However, bugs and glitches, even minor ones, can cause anything from frustrating problems to serious data leaks that can have farreaching impacts on millions of users. To mitigate these risks, fuzz testing, a method of testing with randomised inputs, can provide increased confidence in the correct functioning of a social network. However, implementing traditional fuzz testing methods can be prohibitively difficult or impractical for programmers outside of the network’s development team. To tackle this challenge, we present Socialz, a novel approach to social fuzz testing that (1) characterises real users of a social network, (2) diversifies their interaction using evolutionary computation across multiple, non-trivial features, and (3) collects performance data as these interactions are executed. With Socialz, we aim to provide anyone with the capability to perform comprehensive social testing, thereby improving the reliability and security of online social networks used around the world. |
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