<s>
Software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
(	O
SwA	O
)	O
is	O
defined	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
confidence	O
that	O
software	O
is	O
free	O
from	O
vulnerabilities	O
,	O
either	O
intentionally	O
designed	O
into	O
the	O
software	O
or	O
accidentally	O
inserted	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
its	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
software	O
functions	O
in	O
the	O
intended	O
manner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
is	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
processes	O
,	O
procedures	O
,	O
and	O
products	O
used	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
sustain	O
the	O
software	O
conform	O
to	O
all	O
requirements	O
and	O
standards	O
specified	O
to	O
govern	O
those	O
processes	O
,	O
procedures	O
,	O
and	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
secondary	O
objective	O
of	O
software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
is	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
software-intensive	O
systems	O
we	O
produce	O
are	O
more	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
DHS	O
,	O
software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
addresses	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategic	O
initiative	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
(	O
DHS	O
)	O
to	O
promote	O
integrity	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
and	O
reliability	O
in	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
“	O
DHS	O
will	O
facilitate	O
a	O
national	O
public-private	O
effort	O
to	O
promulgate	O
best	O
practices	O
and	O
methodologies	O
that	O
promote	O
integrity	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
and	O
reliability	O
in	O
software	O
code	O
development	O
,	O
including	O
processes	O
and	O
procedures	O
that	O
diminish	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
erroneous	O
code	O
,	O
malicious	O
code	O
,	O
or	O
trap	O
doors	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
introduced	O
during	O
development.	O
”	O
There	O
are	O
open-source	O
software	O
tools	O
for	O
software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
that	O
help	O
identify	O
potential	O
security	O
vulnerabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NIST	O
SAMATE	O
project	O
,	O
software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
is	O
"	O
the	O
planned	O
and	O
systematic	O
set	O
of	O
activities	O
that	O
ensures	O
that	O
software	O
processes	O
and	O
products	O
conform	O
to	O
requirements	O
,	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
procedures	O
to	O
help	O
achieve	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NASA	O
,	O
software	B-Application
assurance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
planned	O
and	O
systematic	O
set	O
of	O
activities	O
that	O
ensures	O
that	O
software	O
processes	O
and	O
products	O
conform	O
to	O
requirements	O
,	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NASA	O
Software	B-Application
Assurance	I-Application
Standard	O
also	O
states	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
application	O
of	O
these	O
disciplines	O
during	O
a	O
software	O
development	O
life	O
cycle	O
is	O
called	O
software	O
assurance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
OMG	B-Architecture
's	O
SwA	O
Special	O
Interest	O
Group	O
(	O
SIG	O
)	O
,	O
works	O
with	O
Platform	O
and	O
Domain	O
Task	O
Forces	O
and	O
other	O
software	O
industry	O
entities	O
and	O
groups	O
external	O
to	O
the	O
OMG	B-Architecture
,	O
to	O
coordinate	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
a	O
common	O
framework	O
for	O
analysis	O
and	O
exchange	O
of	O
information	O
related	O
to	O
software	O
trustworthiness	O
by	O
facilitating	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
specification	O
for	O
a	O
Software	B-Application
Assurance	I-Application
Framework	O
that	O
will	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
US	O
federally	O
funded	O
initiative	O
was	O
called	O
Software	B-Application
Assurance	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
jointly	O
funded	O
by	O
DHS	O
,	O
DOD	O
and	O
NIST	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
the	O
Build	O
Security	O
In	O
(	O
BSI	O
)	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
