blog.trailofbits.com New Tools and Techniques Enhance Rust Security Testing
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- •Trail of Bits launched a new chapter on Rust security testing in their Testing Handbook.
- •The chapter covers dynamic and static analysis tools, including Miri and Clippy.
- •A new automated security review plugin, rust-review, targets multiple bug classes in Rust.
Trail of Bits released a new chapter in their Testing Handbook focused on security testing for Rust programs. The chapter discusses Rust's security guarantees and highlights issues such as unwind safety and nondeterminism. It details dynamic analysis tools like Miri for detecting undefined behavior and property testing with proptest. Static analysis is also covered, with a focus on Clippy and a checklist for manual code reviews. Additionally, the chapter introduces rust-review, a plugin for automated security reviews targeting various bug classes. The article emphasizes the importance of keeping the handbook updated as the Rust ecosystem evolves, inviting contributions from the community.
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