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Password sniffing, spoofing, buffer overflows, and denial of service: these are only a few of the attacks on today's computer systems and networks. Almost every network security problem actually results from security problems in the underlying software. Writing robust software is difficult -- making that software secure, as well, requires expertise that few developers have. The Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++ is an important new resource for developers serious about writing secure code. It contains a wealth of solutions in such areas as safe initialization, access control, input validation, cryptography, authentication, key exchange, public key infrastructure (PKI), random… Read more

Password sniffing, spoofing, buffer overflows, and denial of service: these are only a few of the attacks on today's computer systems and networks. Almost every network security problem actually results from security problems in the underlying software. Writing robust software is difficult -- making that software secure, as well, requires expertise that few developers have. The Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++ is an important new resource for developers serious about writing secure code. It contains a wealth of solutions in such areas as safe initialization, access control, input validation, cryptography, authentication, key exchange, public key infrastructure (PKI), random numbers, and anti-tampering. The rich set of code samples provided in 200-plus recipes will help developers secure the C and C++ programs they write for both Unix (including Linux) and Windows. Book jacket.