Secure Programming

Catalog description

This course explores secure programming concepts for applications developed with system-level programming languages. Students apply these techniques by writing error- and exploit-resistant programs in C. The course reviews basic programming constructs before progressing into advanced techniques for writing secure and efficient code. Students focus on coding practices that mitigate vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, memory leaks, and improper input handling related to strings, pointers, dynamic memory management, and file operations.