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Secure Code guidelines

This is just a reminder that an excellent Java security resource is available here:

The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java


Here is an example:

TPS03-J. Ensure that tasks executing in a thread pool do not fail silently

On a recent project I was asked to look at, I could not work out why exceptions were being ignored. I eventually found the above link via a web search. I found it interesting and it was the solution to the problem.