Computer Science GCSE
Defensive design
What Defensive design means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Defensive design
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Reference: OCR
Writing programs that stay reliable and secure even when users behave unexpectedly or maliciously.
Topics that use Defensive design
- Defensive design (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Anticipating misuse
- Authentication
- Indentation
- Presence check
- Range check
- Format check
- Input validation
- Maintainability
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