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| 3 | +date: 2025-08-17 00:00:00-0700 |
| 4 | +categories: blog |
| 5 | +author: Shruti Kulkarni |
| 6 | +author_image: /assets/images/people/shruti_kulkarni.jpeg |
| 7 | +layout: blogpost |
| 8 | +title: OWASP Certified Secure Software Developer |
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| 13 | +To develop applications we need code. To write code we need developers. |
| 14 | +And to develop secure applications, developers need to write code that does not result in or have vulnerabilities. |
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| 16 | +OWASP is about application security - be it web application, mobile application, applications developed with low-code-no-code, |
| 17 | +infrastructure-as-code, etc. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +OWASP is currently working on a new initiative to create a certification program for developers. |
| 20 | +It is named OWASP Certified Secure-Software Developer - OCSD. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +This certification is aimed to help developers to showcase their skills in writing secure code. |
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| 26 | +The certification program is an answer to the questions a hiring manager may have, when interviewing a developer. |
| 27 | +It is also for the developers who want to showcase their skills in developing secure code. |
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| 29 | +Remember: |
| 30 | +**** Writing secure code != testing the security of code with tools **** |
| 31 | +**** If developers do not put security in the code, no one else will **** |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +The questions we may want to ask are: |
| 34 | +If I am hiring an application developer, what are the security related skills I would look for? |
| 35 | +If I were an application developer what security skills would I like to be validated for? |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +This certification program seeks to provide answers to these questions.. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +Stay tuned for more updates in this space .. |
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