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Secure Code Certification Project Announced
Posted by Jon Erickson at 04:03 PM

A coalition of technology users and vendors has announced what it
claims is the first skills assessment and certification examinations
for software developers to test their secure coding skills, find the
gaps, and, if they choose, gain GIAC Secure Software Programmer (GSSP)
status.

Organized by the SANS Institute, the Secure Programming Skills
Assessement project tests secure coding skills in C/C++, Java/J2EE,
Perl/PHP, and .NET/ASP. The tests are designed to enable reliable
measurements of technical proficiency and expertise in identifying and
correcting the common programming errors that lead to security
vulnerabilities.

http://www.ddj.com/blog/portal/archives/2007/03/secure_code_cer.html;jsessionid=ISOYMUSM2N3X0QSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN