TESTING INSECURE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS USING RANDOM DATA SETS GENERATED FROM CHARACTERIZATIONS OF REAL DATA SETS

摘要

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates testing of an insecure computing environment. During operation, the system obtains a real data set comprising a set of data strings. Next, the system determines a set of frequency distributions associated with the set of data strings. The system then generates a test data set from the real data set, wherein the test data set comprises a set of random data strings that conforms to the set of frequency distributions. Finally, the system tests the insecure computing environment using the test data set.

主权项

1. A method for facilitating testing of an insecure computing environment, comprising:
obtaining a real data set comprising a set of data strings, wherein the real data set is obtained from a column in a database; determining, by one or more computer systems, a set of frequency distributions associated with the set of data strings; generating, by the one or more computer systems, a test data set from the real data set, wherein the test data set comprises a set of random data strings that conforms to the set of frequency distributions; and testing the insecure computing environment using the test data set.