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Test Republic Testing Challenge :: May 2008
Background: XYZ Inc is soliciting business from National Health Service (NHS), UK to implement a system to store Electronic Health Records. To have the confidence that the application which is to be built by the vendor adheres to the UK Data Protection Act (1998), NHS has asked XYZ Inc to demonstrate their ability to encrypt the confidential patient data as a proof of concept (POC). XYZ Inc plans to evaluate and use enigma wheel software simulation available at http://enigmaco.de/enigma/enigma.html for encrypting patient data that is marked as confidential by NHS. The organization’s ability to get the project from NHS depends on how well they demonstrate their ability to encrypt the data in a foolproof manner.
Here is the challenge:
They hire you to *TEST* the simulation available in the link mentioned above and provide information to them about the *QUALITY* of the product based on which a decision will be taken on whether or not to use enigma wheel simulation for POC. As you are at a remote facility from the client, they ask you to publish an experience report of this enigma wheel software simulation plus a test report, both not exceeding 12 pages.
What’s the PRIZE?
Certificate of Appreciation of Testing Skills
Special mention on Test Republic
Winner gets a brand new iPod Nano
5 early bird entries get a surprise gift from Test Republic.
Challenge Guidelines:
• All participants are requested to use MS Office formats for all submissions.
• Please use the Arial font, with font size 10, with single line spacing
• Solutions should represent original work which has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere
• If the submissions in parts or in whole is found to be duplication of other existing works, the participant will be disqualified
• Only individual submissions accepted. Group entries should be avoided.
• One person can submit only one submission. The first submission will be considered for evaluation if more than one submissions are made
• Participants are required to send soft copy of their submission to testchallenge@edistatesting.com
• Please save the file as firstname_lastname_maychallenge.xxx
• Please put your Name, Email ID, Company Name, Contact Number, Contact Address and Test Republic Member Name in the Title Page of the submission
• Personal details should not be part of any other page other than title page.
• Acknowledgement of the submission will be sent in 48 hours time
• The last date for submissions is 22nd June 2008 12:00 Hrs (Update: Closed for submissions
)
• Questions and clarifications needed on the challenge can be addressed to testchallenge@edistatesting.com
Jury:
Evaluation of the submissions and the selection of the winning entry will be done by Micheal Bolton, Founder – Developsense.
About Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is the co-author (with senior author James Bach) of Rapid Software Testing, a course that presents a methodology and mindset for testing software expertly in uncertain conditions and under extreme time pressure. Michael has over 17 years of experience in the computer industry testing, developing, managing, and writing about software. He was with Quarterdeck Corporation for eight years, delivering the company's flagship products and directing project and testing teams worldwide. Michael has been teaching software testing and presenting at conferences around the world for eight years. He is Program Chair for the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality, and a co-founder of the Toronto Workshops on Software Testing. He has a regular column in Better Software Magazine and writes for Quality Software (the magazine published by TASSQ). He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. Michael can be reached through his Web site, http://www.developsense.com.
Terms & Conditions:
By submitting your response you accept the following terms and conditions:
01. This challenge is open for all software professionals
02. The participant should have an active Test Republic membership. Please register yourself at http://www.testrepublic.com if you are not a member.
03. The decision of the jury is final
04. Edista Testing Institute will hold the complete rights to publish any response in any medium. Credits would be given as appropriate.
05. Edista Testing Institute reserves the right to close the challenge without any winner if there is no deserving winner.
06. Incomplete entries will not be considered
07. The challenge is not open for Edista Testing Institute and QAI employees
Credits:
We owe the credits of Engima Wheel Simulation to Dr. Frank Spiess (https://www.xing.com/profile/Frank_Spiess)
Special thanks to Pradeep Soundararajan who has helped us to create the challenge.
Here is the challenge:
They hire you to *TEST* the simulation available in the link mentioned above and provide information to them about the *QUALITY* of the product based on which a decision will be taken on whether or not to use enigma wheel simulation for POC. As you are at a remote facility from the client, they ask you to publish an experience report of this enigma wheel software simulation plus a test report, both not exceeding 12 pages.
What’s the PRIZE?
Certificate of Appreciation of Testing Skills
Special mention on Test Republic
Winner gets a brand new iPod Nano
5 early bird entries get a surprise gift from Test Republic.
Challenge Guidelines:
• All participants are requested to use MS Office formats for all submissions.
• Please use the Arial font, with font size 10, with single line spacing
• Solutions should represent original work which has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere
• If the submissions in parts or in whole is found to be duplication of other existing works, the participant will be disqualified
• Only individual submissions accepted. Group entries should be avoided.
• One person can submit only one submission. The first submission will be considered for evaluation if more than one submissions are made
• Participants are required to send soft copy of their submission to testchallenge@edistatesting.com
• Please save the file as firstname_lastname_maychallenge.xxx
• Please put your Name, Email ID, Company Name, Contact Number, Contact Address and Test Republic Member Name in the Title Page of the submission
• Personal details should not be part of any other page other than title page.
• Acknowledgement of the submission will be sent in 48 hours time
• The last date for submissions is 22nd June 2008 12:00 Hrs (Update: Closed for submissions
)
• Questions and clarifications needed on the challenge can be addressed to testchallenge@edistatesting.com
Jury:
Evaluation of the submissions and the selection of the winning entry will be done by Micheal Bolton, Founder – Developsense.
About Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is the co-author (with senior author James Bach) of Rapid Software Testing, a course that presents a methodology and mindset for testing software expertly in uncertain conditions and under extreme time pressure. Michael has over 17 years of experience in the computer industry testing, developing, managing, and writing about software. He was with Quarterdeck Corporation for eight years, delivering the company's flagship products and directing project and testing teams worldwide. Michael has been teaching software testing and presenting at conferences around the world for eight years. He is Program Chair for the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality, and a co-founder of the Toronto Workshops on Software Testing. He has a regular column in Better Software Magazine and writes for Quality Software (the magazine published by TASSQ). He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. Michael can be reached through his Web site, http://www.developsense.com.
Terms & Conditions:
By submitting your response you accept the following terms and conditions:
01. This challenge is open for all software professionals
02. The participant should have an active Test Republic membership. Please register yourself at http://www.testrepublic.com if you are not a member.
03. The decision of the jury is final
04. Edista Testing Institute will hold the complete rights to publish any response in any medium. Credits would be given as appropriate.
05. Edista Testing Institute reserves the right to close the challenge without any winner if there is no deserving winner.
06. Incomplete entries will not be considered
07. The challenge is not open for Edista Testing Institute and QAI employees
Credits:
We owe the credits of Engima Wheel Simulation to Dr. Frank Spiess (https://www.xing.com/profile/Frank_Spiess)
Special thanks to Pradeep Soundararajan who has helped us to create the challenge.
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Interesting news Junior doctor loses confidential patient data
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Useful Reference:
Experiences of using a public key infrastructure to access patient confidential data over the Internet
Chadwick, D.W. Carroll, C. Harvey, S. New, J. Young, A.J. IS Inst., Salford Univ., UK;
This paper appears in: System Sciences, 2002. HICSS. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Publication Date: 7-10 Jan. 2002
On page(s): 11 pp.-
ISSN:
ISBN: 0-7695-1435-9
INSPEC Accession Number: 7205342
Date Published in Issue: 2002-08-07 00:41:35.0
Abstract
A project to enable health care professionals (GPs, practice nurses and diabetes nurse specialists) to access, via the Internet, confidential patient data held on a secondary care (hospital) diabetes information system, has been implemented. We describe: the application that we chose to distribute (a diabetes register); the security mechanisms we used to protect the data (a public key infrastructure with strong encryption and digitally signed messages, plus a firewall); the reasons for the implementation decisions we made; the validation testing that we performed and the results of the first set of user trials. From a user acceptance perspective, we conclude that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use on their own, are insufficient to guarantee that a new application will be used extensively in its new environment. Other domain specific factors, such as the compatibility and integration of the new computing system with the old the working practices of the clinicians, the costs of using the new system compared to the old, and the actual location of the computing equipment all need to be taken into account when establishing untried information technology in 'real world' settings.
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