Constructing patterns verification criteria based on quality attributes: Web security context patterns case study

摘要

The proposed patterns for a specific domain were widely used for the concept of reusing of the resolved problems to similar ones. The verification criteria for proposed patterns evaluation are one of the important factors that affect the patterns quality. This research proposed patterns verification method and criteria based on quality attributes in order to improve patterns validity. The method was composed of 4 steps, verification criteria establishment, experimental design, experimental execution and results analysis and report. The two additional verification criteria, Knowledge Transformation and Patterns Application were proposed while three criteria, Goal, Source and Representation were proposed by Breaux (2012). In addition, the quality attributes of 5 verification criteria were introduced and applied in a case study. They were Achievement, Functionality, Understandability, Completeness and Consistency, and Clarification and Application. From our previous work, the construct patterns of Web Security Context Patterns (WSCP) were used as a case study. Experts in both academia and industry sectors were selected to evaluate the WSCP patterns using the 5 evaluation criteria based on the proposed quality attributes as a list of issues. By using these verification criteria, the experimental results indicated that the quality of WSCP patterns was assessed in a high level of satisfaction with an overall mean above 4 from a 5 scale.