This project is unavailable since it already has been assigned to a MSc student.

Introduction

Wherever sensitive information is around the String class is not far away. For example, user names and passwords, hashes, secrets, and email addresses are commonly stored in string variables.

Problem

Unfortunately, the protection of String is not a trivial task and many different approaches have been proposed by academia and implemented in industry.

Task

In this work we want to explore the gains offered by a flexible String API that allows developers to attach behavior to certain String instances.
Your task will consist of:

• Getting familiar with OpenJDK source code
• Extending the existing String class
• Evaluating the custom String class with existing applications

Contact

Pascal Gadient PhD