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Secure Coding in C
Summary
This course teaches you how to identify and code around weaknesses in the C programming language to write more secure programs.
This course surveys the C language, which is notorious for having several weaknesses with regards to data typing, bounds checking, and memory management among others. Many of the exploits known regarding C code are reviewed, including weak data typing and overflows. Instructor Dan Gookin explains the vulnerabilities and offers information on how to defensively code around these exploits and vulnerabilities. Other areas covered include undefined behavior, avoiding awkward constructions, validating input, using proper data types, managing strings, memory management, and working with pointers.