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Application & OT Security · Foundational

OWASP Secure Coding Practices

OWASP's technology-agnostic checklist of secure coding practices, originally the Secure Coding Practices Quick Reference Guide.

Definition

The checklist covers input validation, output encoding, authentication and password management, session management, access control, cryptographic practices, error handling and logging, data protection, communication security, system configuration, database security, file management and memory management. It has been folded into the OWASP Developer Guide.

Example

A team uses the checklist's session management section to review its cookie settings.

Exam tip

Useful as a broad checklist; ASVS is the more detailed, testable verification standard.

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