“This FAQ answers questions about secure programming in the UNIX
environment. It is a guide for programmers and not
administrators.”
“At the risk of sounding too philosophical, this FAQ is also a
call to arms. Over almost the last decade, a good six years, a
movement took place where security advisories would hit mailing
lists and other forums at astonishing speed. I think the veterans
are all to familiar with the repetitive nature of these security
advisories, and the small amount of literature that has been
published to help avoid insecure programming. This text is a
condensation of this movement and a contribution made to it, placed
in a technical context to better serve the UNIX security community.
As the Usenet phrase goes: ‘Hope this helps.'”