The [[Software Engineering Institute|SEI]] '''CERT C Coding StandardStandards''' is aare software [[coding standard]]|coding for the [[C programming languagestandards]], developed by the [[CERT Coordination Center]] to improve the safety, reliability, and security of software systems.<ref>{{cite webbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9aNTafcb3IC|title=Secure Coding in C and C++|first=Robert C.|last=Seacord|date=23 March 2013|publisher=Addison-Wesley|isbn=9780132981972|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/c/Introduction|title=Introduction - SEI CERT C Coding Standard - CERT Secure Coding Standards|website=www.securecoding.cert.org}}</ref> Individual standards are offered for [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Android OS]], and [[Perl]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SEI CERT Coding Standards |url=https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/seccode/SEI+CERT+Coding+Standards |website=CERT Secure Coding - Confluence}}</ref>
Guidelines in the CERT C Secure Coding Standard are cross-referenced with several other standards including [[Common Weakness Enumeration]] (CWE) entries and [[MISRA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/FF.+Related+Guidelines|title=SEI CERT C Coding Standard - Related Guidelines|accessdateaccess-date=October 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.us-cert.gov/bsi/articles/knowledge/coding-practices/mitre-cwe-and-cert-secure-coding-standards|title=MITRE CWE and CERT Secure Coding Standards - US-CERT|website=www.us-cert.gov|access-date=2017-09-09|archive-date=2019-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810154247/https://www.us-cert.gov/bsi/articles/knowledge/coding-practices/mitre-cwe-and-cert-secure-coding-standards|url-status=dead}}</ref>
