Stock Management System

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Overview

The Stock Management System is a console-based application developed in C for managing inventory efficiently. It provides functionalities for handling product details and storing data persistently in CSV files. Designed with a user-friendly console interface, it simplifies inventory management tasks.

Features

• User Authentication: Log in with a username to access the application.
• Product Management:
  • Add new products.
  • Modify existing products.
  • Delete products.
• Product Listing: View products with details like:
  • Product ID
  • Name
  • Description
  • Username (associated with the product)
  • Unit Price
  • Stock Quantity
  • Stock Alert Threshold
  • Last Stock-In Date
  • Last Stock-Out Date
• Search & Sort:
  • Search products by name or user.
  • Sort products by name or unit price.
• Persistent Storage: Save product data in a CSV file for future access.
• Security Features:

  • Password Hashing with OpenSSL: User passwords are securely salted and hashed before storage to enhance protection against unauthorized access.

  • Brute Force Prevention: Implemented mechanisms to prevent brute force attacks, ensuring the security of user accounts.

  • DDoS Protection: Measures in place to mitigate Distributed Denial of Service attacks, ensuring the availability of the system.

  • Session Management: Secure session handling to prevent session hijacking and fixation.

Technologies Used

• Programming Language: C
• Storage: File-based (CSV)
• Interface: Console

Prerequisites

To run this project, you need to install:

1. MinGW-w64: C compiler for Windows

   • Download from MinGW-w64 releases

2. OpenSSL: Required for security features

   • Download from OpenSSL for Windows

3. Make: For building the project

   • Download from Make for Windows

After installation, verify everything works by running:

gcc --version
openssl version
make --version
windres --version

How to Build and Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/SBAI-Youness/Stock_Management_System.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd ./Stock_Management_System

3. Build the project:

   make

4. Navigate to the build directory and run the application:

   cd build
   .\main.exe

License

Stock Management System is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.