Leading PHP Experts Join Forces to Establish the PHP Security
Consortium
NEW YORK, NY - January 31, 2005 - An international group of PHP
experts today announced the official launch of the PHP Security
Consortium (PHPSC), a group whose mission is to promote secure
programming practices within the PHP community through education
and exposition while maintaining high ethical standards.
"As PHP has transitioned from personal projects to enterprise
application development, the need to educate the community about
secure programming practices has risen," said Chris Shiflett, the
group's founder.
The PHPSC web site (http://phpsec.org/) provides a
variety of security resources for PHP developers, including the
group's flagship project, the PHP Security
Guide.
"PHP application security is a topic of growing importance," said Andi Gutmans,
one of the group's charter members. "The launch of the PHP Security
Consortium is a landmark event for the PHP community, and because
most web development technologies face similar security concerns,
we believe that developers using other solutions can also benefit
from our efforts."
About the PHP Security Consortium
Founded in January 2005, the PHP Security Consortium (PHPSC) is
an international group of PHP experts dedicated to promoting secure
programming practices within the PHP community. Members of the
PHPSC seek to educate PHP developers about security through a
variety of resources, including documentation, tools, and
standards.
In addition to their educational efforts, the PHPSC engages in
exploratory and experimental research in order to develop and
promote standards of best practice for PHP application
development.