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Autore: Steve Litt
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To: dng
Oggetto: Re: [DNG] Nasty Linux systemd security bug revealed
tito via Dng said on Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:26:03 +0200


>Ten Commandments
>
> 1) use the least amount of code possible
> 2) try harder and go to point 1
> 3) if the code doesn't fit into one screen go to point 2
> 4) always initialize your vars at declaration time
> 5) always set your vars to NULL after freeing them
> 6) always check error codes of the functions you call and something
> appropriate
> 7) add comments about what and why you did (that ugly
> hack)
> 8) use meaningful (to others) names for your functions and vars
> 9) your code must be readable to others like a children's book
>10) if you don't know how to solve it, look what others did, then do
>it your way (or forget Ctrl-C)


Thanks Tito,

This is a good part of what I was asking for. I'd like to add that you
need to cleanse and length-check any user input that comes in.

SteveT

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