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+date: 2025-08-17 00:00:00-0700
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+author: Shruti Kulkarni
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+title: OWASP Certified Secure Software Developer
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+To develop applications we need code. To write code we need developers. 
+And to develop secure applications, developers need to write code that does not result in or have vulnerabilities.
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+OWASP is about application security - be it web application, mobile application, applications developed with low-code-no-code, 
+infrastructure-as-code, etc.
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+OWASP is currently working on a new initiative to create a certification program for developers. 
+It is named OWASP Certified Secure-Software Developer - OCSD. 
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+This certification is aimed to help developers to showcase their skills in writing secure code.
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+The certification program is an answer to the questions a hiring manager may have, when interviewing a developer.
+It is also for the developers who want to showcase their skills in developing secure code.
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+Remember:
+**** Writing secure code != testing the security of code with tools ****
+**** If developers do not put security in the code, no one else will ****
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+The questions we may want to ask are:
+If I am hiring an application developer, what are the security related skills I would look for?
+If I were an application developer what security skills would I like to be validated for? 
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+This certification program seeks to provide answers to these questions..
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+Stay tuned for more updates in this space ..
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