David A. Wheeler

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The malicious attack on the xz utils slipped through many defenses because the "source" package included pre-generated malicious code. This meant that review of the source code (e.g., as seen...

Product: Concise Guides

["C style" by mcinglis](https://github.com/mcinglis/c-style) lists some compiler options that might be of use in the C/C++ compiler options guide. These focus on general efforts to find bugs & clean up...

Product: Compiler Hardening Guide

Description: Create more hands-on labs for the free ["Developing Secure Software" (LFD121) course](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/developing-secure-software-lfd121/) Impact: This will significantly help software developers learn how to develop secure software. 53% of software developers...

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This fixes an error reported here: https://forum.linuxfoundation.org/discussion/866738/constant-time-algorithms-for-java by Simon (sipaynehsl). Since I'm already there, I added C#/.NET and some links (adding the links is helpful, *AND* it helps everyone verify...

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Address this Post-install message from attr_encrypted: ~~~~ WARNING: Using `#encrypted_attributes` is no longer supported. Instead, use `#attr_encrypted_encrypted_attributes` to avoid collision with Active Record 7 native encryption. ~~~~