{"id":96266,"date":"2024-06-19T16:16:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.checkmarx.com\/?post_type=learn&#038;p=96266"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:06:57","slug":"sast-best-practices-for-secure-source-code","status":"publish","type":"learn","link":"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/learn\/sast\/sast-best-practices-for-secure-source-code\/","title":{"rendered":"SAST Best Practices and More &#8211; How To Secure Source Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Static Application Security Testing, otherwise <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/learn\/sast\/static-application-security-testing-sast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">known as SAST<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a methodology where source code is analyzed to uncover security vulnerabilities which may open your organization up to risk. Using the SAST methodology, static code analysis tools scan applications before the code has been compiled or executed to find these vulnerabilities and shore up your defenses before a threat can be leveraged by an attacker. This article will explain SAST in greater detail, discuss the impact of source code attacks, and take a broad look at secure coding and Static Application Security Testing best practices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-anchor\" id=\"article-anchor-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why do Organizations Need SAST?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When organizations ask themselves how to secure source code, SAST is often one of the first answers they come up with. As SAST identifies security vulnerabilities early in the software development lifecycle, organizations don\u2019t need to wait until something goes wrong before they make changes to code. This \u2018shift left\u2019 style of security avoids reputational damage and limits rework, and supports a strong security posture where application vulnerabilities can be caught early before they can cause a breach.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As developers don&#8217;t want security slowing them down, they often love SAST\u2019s ability&nbsp; to help them improve the quality of their source code, quickly identifying common errors and vulnerabilities to ensure stability earlier in the cycle, without security becoming a blocker to innovation and speed&nbsp; SAST is also a tool that helps the business align application standards with a number of compliance regulations \u2014 and is therefore critical for any organization that handles sensitive information or is aware of the growing risk of a data breach.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-anchor\" id=\"article-anchor-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Effects of Source Code Attacks<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take a step back and think about why source code vulnerabilities are so important to protect against in the first place. When attackers steal or alter source code, they can cause unlimited business disruption and damage, including:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<b>Intellectual property exposure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source code can contain some of an organization\u2019s most critical assets, including proprietary algorithms, designs and plans, and even trade secrets. This can give a competitor a leg up, or provide leverage for a malicious attacker to exploit a company even further.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Data leakage: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By manipulating and stealing your data, a source code leak can lead to sensitive data exposure \u2014 especially devastating in industries such as Healthcare, Legal or Finance. This can have a domino effect on regulatory compliance, reputation, and customer trust.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Supply chain attacks:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Source code attacks can have a continuing downstream effect. If your software vulnerabilities are exposed, the clients who depend on your services could be the next target from there. Attackers often use application vulnerabilities to target your own customers.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Financial cost: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impact of a data breach through a source code attack hits the bottom line hard. This could be anything from regulatory action and decreased sales, to increased customer churn, or the struggle of building back your reputation with partners and investors.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-anchor\" id=\"article-anchor-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Source Code Risks<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep the impact of application vulnerabilities at bay, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/learn\/sast\/ultimate-sast-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many organizations are turning to SAST<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as static code analysis tools and broader secure coding tools. When making a static application security testing checklist, include secure coding tools and processes as well, and think about the following risks, and how your strategy will work to prevent them:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<b>Dataflow problems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Data that originates from an insecure source needs to be validated and cleansed before it is used.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Semantic errors:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Code should be analyzed in context, for example detecting SQL injections, and ensuring all syntax and identifiers are examined and tokenized.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Misconfigurations: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All application configurations should be checked and validated to align with business-specific policies.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Control flow: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are there any dangerous sequences in place, such as secure cookie transmission failures, misconfigurations, or uninitiated variables that could suggest cross-site scripting (XSS)?<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Structural flaws: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risks here include inconsistencies in language-specific code structures, weaknesses in class design and use of variables and functions, and hardcoded password generation.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<b>Memory problems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: In this category, think about additional data issues such as buffer overflows which attackers can use to change execution paths. Vulnerable functions such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">print, strcat, and strcpy can be identified and flagged here, too.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-anchor\" id=\"article-anchor-4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top Tips for How to Secure Source Code&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OWASP has published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/owasp.org\/www-project-secure-coding-practices-quick-reference-guide\/stable-en\/02-checklist\/05-checklist.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secure coding practices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can support any organization in getting ahead of source code risks and application vulnerabilities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list starts with <\/span><b>input validation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where all users test the data for anything that could cause the application to act in an anomalous way. This could be done using data validation techniques that compare data against a list of allowed characters or a baseline, such as comparing header data to ASCII characters for example. All data should be validated, including embedded code, HTTP headers, and URLs. OWASP also recommends <\/span><b>output encoding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where unverified or unsafe data is translated, and it does not execute as code, preventing cross-site scripting attacks. Instead, all characters are encoded until they are considered to be secure.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of a strong security posture, <\/span><b>authentication and password management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is always critical. OWASP has a number of techniques for password management, including preventing the re-use of passwords, reporting login failures to the user, and setting a password complexity policy across the organization. Next, <\/span><b>session management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is important to help manage multiple requests from a web application from different users. Best practices include terminating sessions on logout, ensuring each User ID can only log in once concurrently, and reducing the session inactivity timeout feature. Another helpful application security best practice is to lean on least privilege for <\/span><b>access control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> database security <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>data protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so that only authorized users have access to crown jewel assets and data. For data protection, don\u2019t forget to exclude sensitive data from GET requests found in HTTP, as well as excluding the autocomplete feature for passwords and usernames.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As encryption is a critical element of data security, OWASP suggests <\/span><b>cryptographic practices <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so that data can remain confidential. Organizations should use a random number generator, and secure cryptographic key management. <\/span><b>Communication security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also focuses on encryption, suggesting using Transport Layer Security (TLS) to safeguard sensitive information over external sources and to protect connections, specified with character encoding. When connections fail \u2014 OWASP dictates that they shouldn\u2019t auto-downgrade to unsecure protocols.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no such thing as source code without errors and bugs. <\/span><b>Error handling and logging<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is therefore really important, so you can keep track of changes, authentication attempts, and any unexpected changes, and retain debugging information for future reference without storing sensitive data.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, OWASP delves into <\/span><b>system configuration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and file and memory management. All systems and their components need to be up to date with patches and version upgrades, and HTTP response headers should not include OS, versions and framework details. Test and dev environments should be isolated from production. For <\/span><b>file management, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">authentication and validation processes need to be structured, and best practices such as never sending the absolute file path to the client need to be followed. For <\/span><b>memory management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, check buffer size for overflows, avoid vulnerable functions, and truncate input strings before using copy and concatenation functions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-block-info light-theme\">\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper block-info__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-info center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title article-anchor\" id=\"article-anchor-5\">SAST that Builds #DevSecTrust<\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"section-description\">Checkmarx SAST combines both speed and security to improve developer experience \u2013 up to 90% faster with 80% lower false positives<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/cxsast-source-code-scanning\/\" class=\"btn btn-2 btn-bg white demo\">Discover Checkmarx SAST<\/a>\n        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/sast-ebook-10-key-considerations\/\" class=\"btn btn-2 btn-bg border-2 demo\">10 Key Consideration <\/a>\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-anchor\" id=\"article-anchor-6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Protect Your Applications with Checkmarx and Software Application Security Testing Best Practices<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of Checkmarx One, our leading application security testing solution, Checkmarx offers robust SAST, to help you scan against application security risks at the earliest possible stage, and implement source code best practices. With<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/cxsast-source-code-scanning\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checkmarx One, SAST<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">becomes an integral part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/learn\/devsecops\/a-secure-sdlc-with-static-source-code-analysis-tools\/\">software development lifecycle<\/a>, allowing your organization to align security testing with quality testing, and shift left on application vulnerabilities and source code errors at the earliest possible stage and shift everywhere throughout the entire SDLC, from code-to-cloud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our adaptive vulnerability scans are quick and powerful, identifying the greatest risks to the business, and uncovering the true root of a vulnerability so you can make a change where it will have the greatest impact. Checkmarx SAST scans immediately on check-in, directly from source code repositories, including GitHub, GitLab, Azure and Bitbucket.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the scan, Checkmarx provides developers with best-fix locations of where and how to fix the vulnerability \u2014 zooming in to the specific line of code, alongside guided steps for remediation. You can also use our AI query builder to fine tune your SAST queries, without being an expert in the query language, and improve the fidelity of your results, reducing false positives and tailoring searches with the power of GenAI. When vulnerabilities are exposed, AI auto remediation explains the vulnerability in natural language, and can provide the exact code snippet to fix it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the platform is integrated with the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), as well as build management tools, bug tracking, and source repositories, developers can access and fix source code issues without leaving the flow of their day-to-day tasks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Checkmarx One, SAST becomes a powerful enabler, securing applications at the coding stage, and minimizing vulnerabilities already in the source code. 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