Secure by Compilation: Leveraging the C++ Type System, Constexpr, and AST for Static Vulnerability Detection.
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2026
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- Title
- Secure by Compilation: Leveraging the C++ Type System, Constexpr, and AST for Static Vulnerability Detection.
- Author
- Malcom, Denton; Robinson, Elmer
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2026
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- New
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- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 9798187325337
Shift-left security isn't just a CI/CD pipeline configuration, it’s a compiler directive. In modern systems engineering, discovering a memory vulnerability, buffer overflow, or state machine violation at runtime is a failure of design. Secure by Compilation is the definitive engineering manual for weaponizing the modern C++ compiler to destroy vulnerabilities before the binary is ever built.
This book skips the basic syntax and goes straight into hardcore bare-metal and enterprise-grade security architecture. You will learn how to abuse the C++ type system, leverage template metaprogramming, and utilize compile-time execution (constexpr and consteval) to guarantee secure logic at zero runtime cost.
Furthermore, we dive deep into the compiler itself. You will master the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) to build custom static analysis tools that enforce your organization's exact security invariants.
Inside this manual, you will execute:
Zero-Cost Abstraction Security: Designing type hierarchies that make logic flaws and memory corruption impossible to compile.
Compile-Time Validation: Using constexpr and consteval to enforce cryptographic boundaries and validate inputs during the build process.
AST Hacking for Static Analysis: Tapping into the Clang/LLVM AST to write custom, project-specific vulnerability checkers.
State Machine Verification: Encoding complex, secure transitions directly into the type system so bad transitions trigger compiler errors, not runtime panics.
Eradicating Undefined Behavior: Structuring your architectures to systematically eliminate the root causes of the most common CVEs.
Who is this for?This is not a beginner's guide. This playbook is designed for Senior C++ Developers, Systems Architects, Compiler Engineers, and Enterprise Security leads who operate in low-latency, high-stakes environments where runtime failures cost millions.
Stop patching. Start rejecting unsafe code at the compiler. Grab your copy and harden your architecture today.
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