You Owe It to Your Users If...

You Owe It to Your Users If

If your application runs as a highly privileged account such as an administrator account or SYSTEM or is a component or library used by other applications, you need to be even more vigilant. If the application requires that it be run with elevated privileges, the potential for damage is immense and you should therefore take more steps to make sure the design is solid, the code is secure from attack, and the test plans complete.

The same applies to components or libraries you create. Imagine that you produce a C++ class library or a C# component used by thousands of users and the code is seriously flawed. All of a sudden thousands of users are at risk. If you create reusable code, such as C++ classes, COM components, or .NET classes, you must be doubly assured of the code robustness.