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The CERT C Secure Coding Standard was developed in this wiki following a community-based development process. Experts from the community, including members of the WG14 C Standards Committee, were invited to contribute and were provided with edit privileges on the wiki. Members of the community can register for a free account on the wiki to comment on the coding standards and individual rules. Reviewers who provide high-quality comments are frequently extended edit privileges so they can directly contribute to the development and evolution of the coding standard. Today, the CERT Secure Coding wiki has 2,502 registered users.
This wiki-based community development process has many advantages. Most important, it engages a broad group of experts to form a consensus opinion on the content of the rules. The main disadvantage of developing a secure coding standard on a wiki is that the content is constantly evolving. This instability may be acceptable if you want the latest information and are willing to entertain the possibility that a recent change has not yet been fully vetted. However, many software development organizations require a static set of rules and recommendations that they can adopt as requirements for their software development process.
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This wiki contains ongoing updates of the standard between official published releases. If you are interested in contributing to the rules, create an account on the wiki and then request contributor privileges by sending a request to info@sei.cmu.edu.The Secure Coding eNewsletter contains news from the CERT Secure Coding Initiative as well as summaries of recent updates to the standard rules. If you are interested in getting updates, subscribe to the eNewsletter through our website or by sending a request to info@sei.cmu.edu.
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