A Language-Based Approach for Improving the Robustness of Network Application Protocol Implementations

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dc.creatorLaurent, Burgy
dc.creatorRéveillère, Laurent
dc.creatorLawall, Julia
dc.creatorMuller, Gilles
dc.date2007-04-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:56:07Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:56:07Z
dc.descriptionThe secure and robust functioning of a network relies on the defect-free implementation of network applications. As network protocols have become increasingly complex, however, hand-writing network message processing code has become increasingly error-prone. In this paper, we present a domain-specific language, Zebu, for describing protocol message formats and related processing constraints. From a Zebu specification, a compiler automatically generates stubs to be used by an application to parse network messages. Zebu is easy to use, as it builds on notations used in RFCs to describe protocol grammars. Zebu is also efficient, as the memory usage is tailored to application needs and message fragments can be specified to be processed on demand. Finally, Zebu-based applications are robust, as the Zebu compiler automatically checks specification consistency and generates parsing stubs that include validation of the message structure. Using a mutation analysis in the context of SIP and RTSP, we show that Zebu significantly improves application robustness.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1373
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1373
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/127195
dc.subjectProgramming Languages
dc.titleA Language-Based Approach for Improving the Robustness of Network Application Protocol Implementations
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