Tao Zheng

Tao Zheng

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 June 2019 in International Journal of Theoretical Physics
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TZTao Zheng
Tao Zheng
YCYan Chang
Yan Chang
SZShibin Zhang
Shibin Zhang
JDJinqiao Dai
Jinqiao Dai
XLXueyang Li
Xueyang Li

12 August 2020 in International Journal of Theoretical Physics
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TZTao Zheng
Tao Zheng
YCYan Chang
Yan Chang
LYLili Yan
Lili Yan
SZShibin Zhang
Shibin Zhang

9 April 2020 in Quantum Information Processing
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TZTao Zheng
Tao Zheng
YCYan Chang
Yan Chang
SZShibin Zhang
Shibin Zhang

8 August 2019 in Modern Physics Letters A
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TZTao Zheng
Tao Zheng
SZShibin Zhang
Shibin Zhang
XGXiang Gao
Xiang Gao
YCYan Chang
Yan Chang

1 November 2024 in IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
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TZTao Zheng
Tao Zheng
JSJiang Shao
Jiang Shao
JDJinqiao Dai
Jinqiao Dai
SJShuyu Jiang
Shuyu Jiang
XCXinyu Chen
Xinyu Chen
CSChangxiang Shen
Changxiang Shen
REST API Fuzzing is an emerging approach for automated vulnerability detection in cloud services. However, existing SOTA fuzzers face challenges in generating lengthy sequences comprising high-semantic requests, so that they may hardly trigger hard-to-reach states within a cloud service. To overcome this problem, we propose RESTLess, a flexible and efficient approach with hybrid optimization strategies for REST API fuzzing enhancement. Specifically, to pass the cloud gateway syntax semantic checking, we construct a dataset of valid parameters of REST API with Large Language Model named RTSet, then utilize it to develop an efficient REST API specification semantic enhancement approach. To detect vulnerability hidden under complex API operations, we design a flexible parameter rendering order optimization algorithm to increase the length and type of request sequences. Evaluation results highlight that RESTLess manifests noteworthy enhancements in the semantic quality of generated sequences in comparison to existing tools, thereby augmenting their capabilities in detecting vulnerabilities effectively. We also apply RESTLess to nine real-world cloud service such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, etc., and detecte 38 vulnerabilities, of which 16 have been confirmed and fixed by the relevant vendors.

11 November 2024 in Wireless Networks
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DTDi Tang
Di Tang
PXPeng Xiao
Peng Xiao
TZTao Zheng
Tao Zheng
XLXiang Li
Xiang Li
CYCuibo Yang
Cuibo Yang