DARPA plans to fix critical software vulnerabilities with gamers

Yes, the game world is now extremely diverse, and among gamers of any MMORPG, sometimes, you can even meet a representative of the special services , who are trying to identify a gamer-terrorist. In addition, games can also be used to identify software vulnerabilities, at least DARPA thinks so. This organization has created several online games, the passage of which by third-party gamers should help to identify errors and "holes" in commercial software.

The organization has already created the site Verigames , which presents puzzle games. Each level in these games is based on a specific algorithm for detecting vulnerabilities in any software. In other words, the passage of each new level allows professionals to find such a vulnerability. As far as one can understand, if the level cannot be passed, then there are no “holes” in the DAPRA software.
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If a problem is found, the organization contacts the software manufacturer, showing the found vulnerability. And then the professionals take up the elimination of such a “hole”. As for software that is being tested, it is known that it is written in C and Java. This software is used by the military and the US government, plus organizations that are associated with the government.

In total, the site is now available in five different games, this CircuitBot, Flow Jam, Ghost Map, Stormbound and Xylem. Each of them is available in the online version, as well as in the version for the iPad. Not everyone can play, but only those gamers who are already 18 years old.

The program “play and help the Pentagon” was created for economy - after all, attracting third-party specialists who are able to find vulnerability in software is a very expensive pleasure. And so, with the involvement of gamers, "holes" in the software of national importance can be found completely free of charge.

Via wired