Perforce Static Code Analyzers Have Been Trusted for 30+ Years as the Best Tools for Automotive Functional Safety and Standards Compliance
For more than 30 years, Perforce Helix QAC and Klocwork have been the most trusted static analysis tool for C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and Kotlin.
Perforce’s static code analyzers are certified in ISO 9001 | TickIT plus Foundation Level, and deliver the most accurate and precise results to mission-critical project teams in the automotive software development industry. They are considered the best static code analysis tools for automotive functional safety in mission-critical systems. Our static code analyzers are so highly regarded as they deliver accurate diagnostics that other tools miss. Perforce’s Helix QAC and Klocwork help to accelerate the CI CD pipeline and identify and fix software vulnerabilities as you code.
With the advance of emerging technologies and processes such as electric vehicle manufacturing, IoT manufacturing, IoT solutions, and in vehicle infotainment, it’s more important than ever to follow critical standards that ensure automotive cybersecurity and functional safety.
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How Does Perforce Static Analysis Support Automotive Software Development?
Static analysis supports automotive software development by enforcing coding standards and guidelines for safety-critical systems.
Perforce static code analyzers Helix QAC and Klocwork have MISRA checkers and scan code for violations and prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk, and prove compliance by automatically generating compliance reports.
See for yourself how the Perforce Static Analysis tools can help you stay on top of automotive software development trends and standards compliance.
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Benefits of Perforce Static Analysis
Coding Standards Compliance
Ensure your software is compliant with published, well-established coding standards, such as MISRA and CERT. Or, your own internal standard.
Functional Safety Certification
Perforce static code analyzers are pre-qualified for use in safety-critical applications. This makes it easier for you to gain certification for industry standards, such as ISO 26262 and IEC 62304.
Static Application Security Test (SAST)
Build continuous code security monitoring into your development process. SAST tools help to ensure that secure coding practices are properly implemented and that vulnerabilities are removed at the earliest opportunity. Review our SAST tutorial to help you understand more about this testing and why it is important.
Code Quality Management
Automate reporting on code quality trends and compliance status to effectively measure code quality metrics and track defects.
Large-Scale Projects
Manual code reviews are time-consuming and often vulnerable to human error. Perforce’s static code analyzers quickly inspect millions of lines of source code, identifying vulnerabilities in both legacy and new code.
Developer Productivity
Perforce’s static analyzers provide developers with feedback as they code, which reduces the number of mistakes and time spent on rework – lowering overall project costs.
Coding Standards Compliance
Ensure your software is compliant with published, well-established coding standards, such as MISRA and CERT. Or, your own internal standard.
Functional Safety Certification
Perforce static code analyzers are pre-qualified for use in safety-critical applications. This makes it easier for you to gain certification for industry standards, such as ISO 26262 and IEC 62304.
Static Application Security Test (SAST)
Build continuous code security monitoring into your development process. SAST tools help to ensure that secure coding practices are properly implemented and that vulnerabilities are removed at the earliest opportunity. Review our SAST tutorial to help you understand more about this testing and why it is important.
Why Static Analysis?
Static Analysis for C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Kotlin
For Safe, Secure, High-Quality Code. Faster.
Running static analysis is an important part of the automotive software development process to ensure automotive software compliance with standards and guidelines, such as those for sae cybersecurity ISO standard, MISRA®, AUTOSAR software, and more:
- AUTOSAR / AUTOSAR Architect / Adaptive AUTOSAR / AUTOSAR RTE
- ISO 26262 standard / ISO 26262 certification / Functional safety ISO 26262 ASIL
- ASIL compliance
- UL 4600 / UL4600
- ISO 21434 / ISO SAE 21434
- IEC 62304
- ISO 21448 SOTIF
- MISRA standards
Automotive software development standards are key to developing embedded systems that are safe and secure.
MISRA coding standards and MISRA guidelines ensure that your automotive embedded software code is safe, secure, reliable, and portable. You can achieve MISRA C and MISRA C++ compliance by knowing the MISRA rules / MISRA C rules and MISRA C guidelines, checking your code constantly, prioritizing violations based on risk, documenting your deviations, and monitoring your MISRA compliance by using static code analyzer tools. MISRA C coding standards / MISRA C standards include releases like MISRA C 2012 and MISRA C 2023, and new MISRA C++ standards.
See why automotive cyber security companies trust Perforce Static Analysis for automotive embedded testing, automotive embedded software development, AUTOSAR testing, and more!
Improve Software Quality
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Reduce Technical Debt
Why Use Perforce Static Analysis Tools
Meet ISO 26262 Functional Safety Compliance Requirements
ISO 26262, titled “Road vehicles — functional safety”, is a risk-based functional safety standard that is critical to the automotive industry. Carmakers, their suppliers, and developers of automotive components are required to comply with the functional safety standard. However, meeting all the compliance requirements can be time consuming and difficult. That is why we make meeting compliance and traceability requirements easy.
One of the requirements for software compliance is the use of coding guidelines. While the most commonly used coding standards are MISRA C and C++, the AUTOSAR C++14 coding guidelines have been growing in popularity.
Using a certified static code analysis tool — such as Helix QAC and Klocwork — makes compliance to functional safety standards, coding standards, and writing error-free code easier. In addition, both Helix QAC and Klocwork are certified by TÜV-SÜD for the use for safety-related software development, including ISO 26262.
Ensure Automotive Software Security with ISO 21434
ISO 21434 “Road vehicles — cybersecurity engineering” is an automotive standard that is focused on the management of cybersecurity risk in road vehicle electronic systems.
The standard requires automotive manufacturers and suppliers to demonstrate due diligence in the implementation of cybersecurity engineering and that cybersecurity management is applied through the supply chain to support it.
Compliance with ISO 21434 demonstrates compliance with UNECE WP.29 (UN Regulation for vehicle type approval and cybersecurity management systems), which will become mandatory for all new vehicles beginning in 2024.
Using a static code analysis tool — like Helix QAC and Klocwork — makes it easy to validate the ISO 21434 criteria of using a coding standard by showing compliance to key secure coding guidelines, such as MISRA and CERT.