Defined term
Software Assurance (SWA)
Software Assurance (SWA): 1.
Verified
📚 Multi-Source
Infrastructure
Definition
1. The level of confidence that software functions as intended and is free of vulnerabilities, either intentionally or unintentionally designed or inserted as part of the software throughout the lifecycle.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities, either intentionally designed into the software or accidentally inserted at any time during its life cycle, and that the software functions in the intended manner. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Sources
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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