Workshop on Assurance Cases: Best Practices, Possible Obstacles, and Future Opportunities

For safety-, mission-, or security-critical systems, regulations or acquisition guidelines typically require a documented body of evidence to provide a compelling case that the system satisfies specified critical properties; in other words, an argument is needed to "make the case" for the system's suitability or quality. These guidelines may use terms such as safety case, certification report, or security case; we collectively call them assurance cases.