Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in C/C++Programming
Completed by John Barnes Nkoom Oduro Twumasi
November 26, 2025
22 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Apply “what to watch out for” and “where to look” to evaluate fragility of C++ library code.
Given a fragile C++ library, code a robust version.
Identify problems w/ privilege, trusted environments, input validation, files & sub-processes, resource mngmt, asynchronicity, & randomness in C/C++.
Remediate examples of problems that apply to C/C++ interactions with the programming environment.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Unix
- Category: File Management
- Category: Identity and Access Management
- Category: C and C++
- Category: File I/O
- Category: C (Programming Language)
- Category: Linux Administration
- Category: Secure Coding
- Category: Security Controls
- Category: User Accounts
- Category: Application Security
- Category: Data Validation
