DocumentCode
814734
Title
Secure coding in C and C++ of strings and integers
Author
Seacord, Robert
Author_Institution
Inst. of Software Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volume
4
Issue
1
fYear
2006
Firstpage
74
Lastpage
76
Abstract
Although the flexibility and performance of C and C++ aren´t in question, security has increasingly become an issue. The C and C++ communities have recognized this and have taken steps to improve security at all levels, including improved standards, compiler implementations, and static and runtime analysis tools.
Keywords
C++ language; data structures; program compilers; program diagnostics; security of data; software standards; C language; C++ language; compiler implementations; integer data type; runtime analysis tools; secure coding; standards; static analysis tools; string data type; Buffer overflow; Computer errors; Computer languages; Computer security; IEC standards; ISO standards; Privacy; Runtime; Software libraries; Software tools; C; C++; programming language security; secure development;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Security & Privacy, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7993
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSP.2006.22
Filename
1588832
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