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Add reference to OWASP Web Security Testing Guide (#109)
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1. [Plan for security flaws](https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/developers-collection/principles/plan-for-security-flaws)
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_All code is susceptible to bugs and security vulnerabilities... Accept that your code will have exploitable shortcomings and establish a process for capturing and managing them from identification through to the release of a fix._
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## Test first
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As with writing good code, doing good security involves continual testing — in many cases using the tests to steer implementation.
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The [OWASP Web Security Testing Guide](https://github.com/OWASP/wstg/tree/master/document) is an extensive and wide-reaching reference on how to test for security, including examining the software delivery process and reviewing code as well as more traditional black box penetration testing. It is a large resource, but is worth investing some time in for the security-concious.
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## Recommendations
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The remainder of this page gives more detailed and specific recommendations to be read in conjunction with the above.

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