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Group releases Java standards for secure development

20 Nov 2007 SearchSecurity.com

Summary
The Secure Programming Council is releasing its first standards document on Java and J2EE development. The document serves as a set of essential skills for Java developers, instructing them to write safe applications and avoid security vulnerabilities. Comprised of security experts from top software security analysis firms such as Ounce Labs, the group will produce standardized exams to test developers' skills on secure programming. The minimum skills that the document lays out cover data handling, authentication and session management, access control and encryption services. Standards like this will give employers a way to measure if their programmers are prepared for secure programming.

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