Foundations for Software Assurance
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
Our society's growing dependence on software makes the need for effective software assurance imperative. Motivation to address software assurance requires, at a minimum, an understanding of what to do, how to go about it, and why it is needed. Two key foundation elements are principles for software assurance and a curriculum to educate those who must address this need. This paper highlights efforts underway to address both of these elements.
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Woody, D., Mead, N., & Shoemaker, D. (2013, December 16). Foundations for Software Assurance. Retrieved September 11, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/foundations-for-software-assurance/.
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author={Woody, Dr. Carol and Mead, Nancy and Shoemaker, Dan},
title={Foundations for Software Assurance},
month={Dec},
year={2013},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
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note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-11}
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Woody, Dr. Carol, Nancy Mead, and Dan Shoemaker. "Foundations for Software Assurance." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, December 16, 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/foundations-for-software-assurance/.
D. Woody, N. Mead, and D. Shoemaker, "Foundations for Software Assurance," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 16-Dec-2013 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/foundations-for-software-assurance/. [Accessed: 11-Sep-2026].
Woody, Dr. Carol, Nancy Mead, and Dan Shoemaker. "Foundations for Software Assurance." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 16 Dec. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/foundations-for-software-assurance/. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.
Woody, Dr. Carol; Mead, Nancy; & Shoemaker, Dan. Foundations for Software Assurance. Software Engineering Institute. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/foundations-for-software-assurance/