Brucker, A.D. orcid.org/0000-0002-6355-1200 and Herzberg, M. (2018) Formalizing (web) standards: an application of test and proof. In: Dubois, C. and Wolff, B., (eds.) Tests and Proofs. 12th International Conference, TAP 2018, 27-29 Jun 2018, Toulouse, France. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10889 . Springer-Verlag , pp. 159-166. ISBN 978-3-319-92994-1
Abstract
Most popular technologies are based on informal or semiformal standards that lack a rigid formal semantics. Typical examples include web technologies such as the DOM or HTML, which are defined by the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). While there might be API specifications and test cases meant to assert the compliance of a certain implementation, the actual standard is rarely accompanied by a formal model that would lend itself for, e.g., verifying the security or safety properties of real systems. Even when such a formalization of a standard exists, two important questions arise: first, to what extend does the formal model comply to the standard and, second, to what extend does the implementation comply to the formal model and the assumptions made during the verification? In this paper, we present an approach that brings all three involved artifacts - the (semi-)formal standard, the formalization of the standard, and the implementations - closer together by combining verification, symbolic execution, and specification based testing.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Tests and Proofs (LNCS, 10889). Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | standard compliance; compliance tests; DOM |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2018 11:29 |
Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2018 11:29 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92994-1_9 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer-Verlag |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-319-92994-1_9 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:133988 |