Writing Secure Code, Second Edition

Keep black-hat hackers at bay with the tips and techniques in this entertaining, eye-opening book! Developers will learn how to padlock their applications throughout the entire development process-from designing secure applications to writing robust code that can withstand repeated attacks to testing applications for security flaws. Easily digested chapters reveal proven principles, strategies, and coding techniques. The authors-two battle-scarred veterans who have solved some of the industry's toughest security problems-provide sample code in several languages. This edition includes updated information about threat modeling, designing a security process, international issues, file-system issues, adding privacy to applications, and performing security code reviews. It also includes enhanced coverage of buffer overruns, Microsoft .NET security, and Microsoft ActiveX development, plus practical checklists for developers, testers, and program managers.

Key Book Benefits:
-Focuses on the number one issue on developers' minds today-how to write code that can withstand malicious attack
-Includes enhanced coverage of topics from the first edition plus in-depth coverage of new topics to offer the best, most comprehensive security title for developers
-It's the security book recommended by Bill Gates (Microsoft Chief Software Architect) and Brian Valentine (Microsoft Senior Vice President for Microsoft Windows Development)
-Now updated with lessons from the Microsoft Security pushes

Author:
Michael Howard and David LeBlanc

Release Date:
December 04, 2002

Pages:
800