Open-source Security Moves to Next Step

LinuxSecurity.com: The work is part of a U.S. government-backed project to harden open-source code. "We applaud the developers responsible for the 11 open-source projects that have advanced to the second rung of code security and quality," said David Maxwell, open-source strategist for Coverity. The Open Source Hardening Project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, uses Coverity's Scan, which grades projects on a "ladder" according to their progress at fixing and preventing flaws. This article talks about the Open Source Hardening Project which was started in January 2006. It discuses the current plans for helping open source security.

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