Toward a secured automated test-data generator using S-Box

Abstract

Automated test-data generation is a convoluted task. The quality of test cases generated determines the quality of the program under test. This paper proposes two major changes in the architecture of the automated test-data generator proposed in our earlier work. The new model of artificial-life-based test-data generation uses an s-box-based component. The earlier paper used an artificial-life based component. The component that generated black box test cases has been replaced by an s-box-based component in this paper. The test cases generated have also been encrypted using a block cipher encryption system. The encryption of test cases makes the system less prone to intrusion. This work has been done to make the system secure and prevent attacks on the proposed system by accessing the test data. The proposed model has been implemented, tested and validated using an enterprise resource planning system.