Research output per year
Research output per year
BSc
BS8 1UB
Cryptographic application programming interfaces (APIs) are currently widely used to provide security of communication and information flows in contemporary applications. Existing research has highlighted that vulnerabilities arise in software due to misunderstanding about the guarantees provided by API functions or unintentional misconfiguration of relevant security parameters. However, little is understood about developers’ mental models that lead to such issues and the misalignment between these models and the actual functionality the API as intended by developers. The aim of the studentship is to study developers’ mental models of security APIs and to understand any misalignment with correct API usage. Based on these results we will design novel programming abstractions that improve the usability of security APIs.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
Rashid, A. (Principal Investigator), Liveley, G. (Principal Investigator), Ramokapane, M. (Co-Investigator), Ajmeri, N. (Co-Investigator), Coles-Kemp, L. (Co-Investigator), Huan, R. (Researcher) & Patnaik, N. (Researcher)
1/09/22 → 28/02/26
Project: Research, Parent
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)