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IAP 2012 Activity


Secure Coding in C
Eleftherios Ioannidis
Tue Jan 31, 05-08:00pm, 4-231

Single session event
Prereq: Strong experience programming

In this class we will demonstrate some common buffer and stack overflow exploits and how to avoid them in your own code. We will discuss common pitfalls when programming for both Windows, Linux and BSD based operating systems and finally, we'll make an introduction to the CERT secure coding standards.
Topics include:
- Common buffer/stack overflow exploits and how to avoid them
- Shellcode injection
- How to avoid security risks
- Secure C coding standards
Contact: Eleftherios Ioannidis, sipb-iap-secure@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Information Processing Board
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Latest update: 03-Jan-2012


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