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What are the advantages and limitations of static and dynamic software code analysis? Maj. Michael Kleffman of the Air Force\u2019s Application Software Assurance Center of Excellence spelled it out.<\/p>\n

Static code analysis advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. It can find weaknesses in the code at the exact location.<\/li>\n
  2. It can be conducted by trained software assurance developers who fully understand the code.<\/li>\n
  3. It allows a quicker turn around for fixes.<\/li>\n
  4. It is relatively fast if automated tools are used.<\/li>\n
  5. Automated tools can scan the entire code base.<\/li>\n
  6. Automated tools can provide mitigation recommendations, reducing the research time.<\/li>\n
  7. It permits weaknesses to be found earlier in the development life cycle, reducing the cost to fix.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Static code analysis limitations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. It is time consuming if conducted manually.<\/li>\n
    2. Automated tools do not support all programming languages.<\/li>\n
    3. Automated tools produce false positives and false negatives.<\/li>\n
    4. There are not enough trained personnel to thoroughly conduct static code analysis.<\/li>\n
    5. Automated tools can provide a false sense of security that everything is being addressed.<\/li>\n
    6. Automated tools only as good as the rules they are using to scan with.<\/li>\n
    7. It does not find vulnerabilities introduced in the runtime environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Dynamic code analysis advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. It identifies vulnerabilities in a runtime environment.<\/li>\n
      2. Automated tools provide flexibility on what to scan for.<\/li>\n
      3. It allows for analysis of applications in which you do not have access to the actual code.<\/li>\n
      4. It identifies vulnerabilities that might have been false negatives in the static code analysis.<\/li>\n
      5. It permits you to validate static code analysis findings.<\/li>\n
      6. It can be conducted against any application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Dynamic code analysis limitations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Automated tools provide a false sense of security that everything is being addressed.<\/li>\n
        2. Automated tools produce false positives and false negatives.<\/li>\n
        3. Automated tools are only as good as the rules they are using to scan with.<\/li>\n
        4. There are not enough trained personnel to thoroughly conduct dynamic code analysis [as with static analysis].<\/li>\n
        5. It is more difficult to trace the vulnerability back to the exact location in the code, taking longer to fix the problem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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