Note: Some Thoughts on Teaching Secure Programming

Citation

• M. Bishop, “Note: Some Thoughts on Teaching Secure Programming” (unpublished); available at http://seclab.cs.ucdavis.edu/~bishop/notes/2012-secprog (Feb. 2012).

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About This Note

This note discusses come common ideas about teaching “secure programming” that I think are misconceptions or hindering, rather than helping, such efforts. It explains why I think this, and suggests some alternatives.

Important Disclaimer

All opinions expressed herein are those of the author. They are not the opinions of anyone who has read the document, anyone with whom the author has worked, any organization or government agency that has funded any work the author has done, or anyone else.