Risk assessment for EDI implementation

✍ Scribed by Brian S. Collins

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Weight: 429 KB
• Volume: 1993
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0960-2593
• DOI: 10.1016/0960-2593(93)90167-y

✦ Synopsis

fail to operate correctly and erase the secret information when attacked.

ISSUES

There are a number of issues which a tester should bear in mind when embarking on failure mode testing, they are listed below.

1. Mlnimlze destructlveneaa

Many failure mode tests are destructive in nature. Wherever possible the tester should seek to simulate the failure without casing any irreparable damage to the component under test. However in some circumstances this approach may not be possible and the tester should consider whether it is appropriate to undertake the test on a real system or attempt a theoretical analysis.

2. Dedicated test system

Many of the tests will cause serious disruption to the system under test. It will be necessary to use a dedicated test system to avoid disrupting any other testing programmes.