Preventing overflow and underfliw

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  1. Rotemg, Feb 21, 2012

    Rotemg macrumors newbie

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    Hello,
    I am a new iphone programer.
    If someone can explain to me or give me any refre to how i can prevent bufferoverflow, underflow or any other attack on my app I will be very gratefull.
     
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  2. ArtOfWarfare, Feb 21, 2012

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    Is there really a need to worry about that?

    (That is a question. I don't know the answer. I had been under the impression that security against attacks wasn't really a concern for developers, that processes in iOS are so sandboxed that it's really apple, not the developer's, concern.)
     
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  3. dejo, Feb 21, 2012

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    I think if you are a new iPhone programmer, the least of your worries is attack vectors. Right now you should be concentrating on learning the fundamentals.
     
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  4. firewood, Feb 21, 2012

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    For starters, don't use C strings or malloc'd buffers for any user or network input. Use APIs that use NSStrings and NSData for all input.
     
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