Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: An Empirical Study of Rule-Based and Learning-Based Approaches for
  Static Application Security Testing   Background: Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools purport to
assist developers in detecting security issues in source code. These tools
typically use rule-based approaches to scan source code for security
vulnerabilities. However, due to the significant shortcomings of these tools
(i.e., high false positive rates), learning-based approaches for Software
Vulnerability Prediction (SVP) are becoming a popular approach. Aims: Despite
the similar objectives of these two approaches, their comparative value is
unexplored. We provide an empirical analysis of SAST tools and SVP models, to
identify their relative capabilities for source code security analysis. Method:
We evaluate the detection and assessment performance of several common SAST
tools and SVP models on a variety of vulnerability datasets. We further assess
the viability and potential benefits of combining the two approaches. Results:
SAST tools and SVP models provide similar detection capabilities, but SVP
models exhibit better overall performance for both detection and assessment.
Unification of the two approaches is difficult due to lacking synergies.
Conclusions: Our study generates 12 main findings which provide insights into
the capabilities and synergy of these two approaches. Through these
observations we provide recommendations for use and improvement.

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The categories of this paper are: quant-ph
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The categories of this paper are: hep-th
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The categories of this paper are: adap-org
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The categories of this paper are: econ
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The categories of this paper are: funct-an
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-ex
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The categories of this paper are: q-fin
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The categories of this paper are: astro-ph
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The categories of this paper are: eess
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The categories of this paper are: atom-ph
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-th
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The categories of this paper are: nlin
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The categories of this paper are: ao-sci
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The categories of this paper are: chao-dyn
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The categories of this paper are: cond-mat
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The categories of this paper are: plasm-ph