Checked C is an extension to C that lets programmers write C code that is guaranteed by the compiler to be type-safe. The goal is to let people easily make their existing C code type-safe and eliminate entire classes of errors. Checked C does not address use-after-free errors. Checked C adds static and dynamic checking to C to detect or prevent common programming errors such as buffer overruns and out-of-bounds memory accesses. The goal of the project is to improve systems programming by making fundamental improvements to C. This repo contains sample code, the extension specification, and test code. The Checked C project is extending the C programming language so that programmers can write more secure and reliable C programs. The project is developing an extension to C called Checked C that adds checking to C to detect or prevent common programming errors such as buffer overruns, out-of-bounds memory accesses, and incorrect type casts.

Features

  • Checked C is an open, collaborative project
  • Developers and researchers are welcome to try it out
  • The extension is designed to be used for existing system software written in C
  • Most system software is written in C or C++
  • System software includes operating systems, browsers, databases, and programming language interpreters
  • System software is the “infrastructure” software that the world runs on

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MIT License

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Operating Systems

Linux, Windows

Programming Language

C

Related Categories

C Software Development Software, C Source Code Analysis Tool, C Programming Languages

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2022-05-02