PASTE at Microsoft

ABSTRACT

The Windows division of Microsoft Corporation is in the midst of a massive effort to improve the security and reliability of the next release of the product - Windows Vista. In this talk, I will explain how the Center for Software Excellence at Microsoft has used program analysis technology to build the tools that enable this effort. Along the way, I will cover the current Windows engineering process and the role of the tools in the process, the core program analysis techniques we have invented and used in the tools, business and environment issues that govern the engineering process, and research directions suggested by our experience so far.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.5 Security and Protection (D.4.6, K.4.2)

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
      D.4.5 Reliability
      D.4.6 Security and Protection

General Terms:
Reliability, Security, Theory