Secure Programming Practices

The intent of the Secure Programming Practices Knowledge Unit is to provide students with an understanding of the characteristics of secure programs and the ability to implement programs that are free from vulnerabilities.

Topics

1. Programming Flaws
2. Interpretation and realization of Security Requirements
3. Principles of Secure Programming
4. Defensive Programming
5. Secure Programming paradigms
6. Catch and handle exceptions at the lowest level possible
7. Static Analysis
8. Defensive Programming a. Input Validation, Type checking b. Cover all cases - use defaults to handle cases not explicitly covered c. Catch and handle exceptions at the lowest level possible d. Avoidance of risky coding constructs e. Avoid information leakage through error messages f. Apply security practices to classes i. Don’t allow external interfaces data changes by reference ii. Use context to determine data access iii. Support data updates verification iv. Authenticate

Outcomes

1. Produce software components that satisfy their functional requirements without introducing vulnerabilities
2. Describe the characteristics of secure programming.
3. Understand the vulnerabilities inherent in different programming languages.
4. Examine vulnerabilities introduced through the use of libraries and how to mitigate those vulnerabilities.
5. Describe the characteristics of secure programming
6. Examine vulnerabilities introduced through the use of libraries and how to mitigate those

KSA-T

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