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Introduction

PIQUE (Platform for Investigative software Quality Understanding and Evaluation) Lite is a tool designed to help developers, project managers, and security analysts assess and track the quality and security of their projects.

PIQUE Lite demo

Key Features​

  • Compare Quality Across Categories: Assess security across multiple aspects, including Availability, Authenticity, Authorization, Confidentiality, Non-repudiation, and Integrity
  • Visualize Software Quality Over Time: Track how security scores change across different software versions and dates
  • Prioritize Areas for Improvement: Identify high-risk areas in the software that require immediate attention
  • Customize Quality Assessments to Fit Your Needs: Adjust the weights of core security aspects to tailor evaluations based on priorities and risk tolerance
  • Explore a Hierarchical Breakdown of Security Metrics: Understand software quality through an interactive tree-based representation

Who is PIQUE for?​

PIQUE is built for different types of users:

  • Developers can analyze security risks in their software and track improvements over time
  • Project Managers can review high-level security trends and make informed decisions without deep technical knowledge
  • Security Analysts/Researchers can gain insights from multiple security tools to assess vulnerabilities more effectively

Next Steps​

The User Guide will walk you through how to interact with PIQUE’s features, interpret results, and make informed decisions based on security quality assessments.

The Developer Notes section will help those wanting to clone and run PIQUE on their local machine.