The CERT C secure coding standardRobert C. Seacord
The CERT C secure coding standard
by Robert C. Seacord · first published 2008
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I took Seacord's virtual class (CMU SEI? Can't remember) on Secure C coding a few years back and own, love, and regularly use the The CERT C Secure Coding Standard. I learned from K&R, but highly recommend Seacord's books if you're looking for how to write secure C and a more modern take on some of the trickier parts of C.
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