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Mutation testing has been used to assess test suite coverage, and researchers have proposed adapting the idea for other uses. Safety kernels allow the use of untrusted software components in safety-critical applications: a trusted software safety kernel detects undesired behavior and takes remedial action. We propose to use specification mutation, model checking, and model-based testing to verify safety kernels for component-based, safety-critical computer systems.
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Rodriguez-Navas, G., Graydon, P., Bate, I. (2013). From Fault Injection to Mutant Injection: The Next Step for Safety Analysis?. In: Biere, A., Nahir, A., Vos, T. (eds) Hardware and Software: Verification and Testing. HVC 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7857. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39611-3_27
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