12. Input Output (FIO)

Rules

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  FIO00-J. Do not operate on files in shared directories
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  FIO01-J. Create files with appropriate access permissions
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  FIO02-J. Detect and handle file-related errors
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  FIO03-J. Remove temporary files before termination
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  FIO04-J. Release resources when they are no longer needed
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  FIO05-J. Do not expose buffers or their backing arrays methods to untrusted code
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  FIO06-J. Do not create multiple buffered wrappers on a single byte or character stream
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  FIO07-J. Do not let external processes block on IO buffers
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  FIO08-J. Distinguish between characters or bytes read from a stream and -1
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  FIO09-J. Do not rely on the write() method to output integers outside the range 0 to 255
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  FIO10-J. Ensure the array is filled when using read() to fill an array
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  FIO11-J. Do not convert between strings and bytes without specifying a valid character encoding
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  FIO12-J. Provide methods to read and write little-endian data
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  FIO13-J. Do not log sensitive information outside a trust boundary
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  FIO14-J. Perform proper cleanup at program termination
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  FIO15-J. Do not reset a servlet's output stream after committing it
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  FIO16-J. Canonicalize path names before validating them
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  FIO50-J. Do not make assumptions about file creation
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  FIO51-J. Identify files using multiple file attributes
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  FIO52-J. Do not store unencrypted sensitive information on the client side
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  FIO53-J. Use the serialization methods writeUnshared() and readUnshared() with care
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  Rec. 13. Input Output (FIO)
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  Rule 13. Input Output (FIO)

Risk Assessment Summary

Recommendations

      The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java