Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Suvam Mukherjee

Michael C Fanning

Christopher Michael Henry Faucon

Danielle Nicole Gonzalez

Jacek Andrzej Czerwonka

Nicolas Yves Couraud

Eddy Toshiyuki Okada Nakamura

Pragya Prakash

Alison Lynne Maclellan

Techniques for (i) using contextual information associated with an exposed credential to identify a resource that could be accessed using the exposed credential, (ii) identifying a responsible entity of that resource, and (iii) alerting the responsible entity about the exposed credential are disclosed. A credential is determined to be in an exposed state. The exposed credential, if used, could potentially provide an actor access to a resource, despite the fact that the actor should not have access to the resource. The exposed credential is analyzed to determine a context. Based on that context, the resource is identified. A responsible entity associated with the resource is identified. An alert is then sent to that entity.

Enriching exposed credential search results to make them actionable

Static analysis of a code base is expanded beyond finding faults to also find code instances where a particular fault could have occurred but did not. A conformance count reflects code portions that satisfy a specified coding rule per static analysis, and a nonconformance count reflects code portions that do not satisfy the coding rule. Various metrics computed from the conformance count and nonconformance count drive software development quality assessments. For example, bugs or bug categories may be prioritized for developer attention, static analysis tools are evaluated based on the metrics, to reduce noise by eliminating low-value bug alerts. Particular areas of expertise of developers and developer groups are objectively identified. Source code editors are enhanced to provide specific recommendations in context. Other quality enhancements are also provided.

Software development quality assessment

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Suvam Mukherjee