Software Reverse Engineering as a Sensemaking Task

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作者：
Bryant, Adam R. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Mills, Robert F. [2 ]
Peterson, Gilbert L. [2 ]
Grimaila, Michael R. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air Force Res Lab, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 USA
[2] Ctr Cyberspace Res, Air Force Inst Technol, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 USA
[3] Air Force Res Lab, Dayton, OH USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND SECURITY | 2011年 / 6卷 / 06期
关键词：
reverse engineering; program understanding; sensemaking; situation awareness; knowledge engineering;
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TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号：
0812 ;
摘要：
Software reverse engineering involves analyzing computer program executables to understand their structure, functionality, and behavior. In this paper, common reverse engineering functions are decomposed to isolate the information-processing and sensemaking subtasks involved. This paper reviews the applicable literature on eliciting mental models of software reverse engineers. Based on the literature, a taxonomy of common processes is developed which leads to a methodology to elicit and represent reverse engineers' mental models of the tasks.
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页码：483 / 494
页数：12
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