PW.5.1 Secure Coding Practices
Follow secure coding practices for input validation, output encoding, authentication, session management, error handling, and use of secure defaults. Apply practices consistently across languages used in the organization.
Source: NIST SP 800-218 (SSDF), PW.5.1. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open NIST SP 800-218 (SSDF) in the compliance library.
These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Linter or analyzer configuration to enforce standard · Cloud console / configuration management
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Secure coding standard per language · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Training tied to standard · HR system / LMS
- Examples of code review feedback citing standard · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- standard exists for one language but not the rest of the stack
- linters disabled because they slow builds
- training not refreshed when standard changes
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
Build my evidence sheetPW.4.4 Verify Acquired Components Meet Security Requirements · PW.6.1 Configure Compilation and Build Processes Securely