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Secure Coding


If you are a developer, please make an effort to become aware of how to avoid introducing new vulnerabilities and how to write secure code

Valdiate input Don't trust user input, it could be malicious. This should include input from clients you have written, as they can be modfied to allow malicious input.

Check File permissions Any file or directory with world write permission could be modified with malicious content

Learn about secure programming Tutorials have been given at various Grid conferences and texts are available on how to avoid writing vulnerable code.

More information will be provided later.

Also see