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NIST SAMATE Software Assurance Reference Dataset

This dataset provides the NIST Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation (SAMATE) Software Assurance Reference Dataset (SARD) - a set of programs with known security flaws. This will allow end users to evaluate tools and tool developers to test their methods.

About this Dataset

Updated: 2026-08-20
Metadata Last Updated: 2015-11-18
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Title NIST SAMATE Software Assurance Reference Dataset
Description This dataset provides the NIST Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation (SAMATE) Software Assurance Reference Dataset (SARD) - a set of programs with known security flaws. This will allow end users to evaluate tools and tool developers to test their methods.
Modified 2015-11-18
Publisher Name National Institute of Standards and Technology
Contact mailto:[email protected]
Keywords test suite , software assurance , software testing , static analysis , security , weakness , bug , defect , flaw , vulnerability
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