Cpp Coding Standards/SECURITY

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Contents 1 Security (SECURITY) 1.1 No Unsafe Functions (UnsafeFunc) 1.2 Validate Input (ValInput) 1.3 No Buffer Overflows (BuffOver) 1.4 No Integer Overflows (IntOver)

Security (SECURITY)

Some errors may be entry points for malicious software.

No Unsafe Functions (UnsafeFunc)

Don't use functions that are known to have security issues (strcpy etc.) -> Details

Validate Input (ValInput)

Validate all input coming from external. -> Details

No Buffer Overflows (BuffOver)

Check range and validity of buffers. -> Details

No Integer Overflows (IntOver)

Be aware that integers have limited range. -> Details

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