Security in Visual Studio

Security considerations should be included in all aspects of your application development, from design to deployment.

To help you effectively develop secure applications, you should have a fundamental understanding of security concepts and the security features of the platforms for which you develop. You should also have an understanding of secure coding techniques.

Understanding Security

Coding for Security

Most coding errors that result in security vulnerabilities occur because developers make invalid assumptions when working with user input or because they do not fully understand the platform for which they are developing.

  • Secure Coding Guidelines
    Provides guidelines for classifying your components to address security issues.

  • Security Best Practices for C++
    Discusses buffer overruns and the complete picture of the Microsoft Visual C++ security checks feature provided by the /GS compile-time flag.

See Also

Other Resources

Resources for Creating Secure Applications