Software Security Code of Practice - Assurance Principles and Claims (APCs)
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Helps vendors measure how well they meet the Software Security Code of Practice, and suggests remedial actions should they fall short.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Information security
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Helps vendors measure how well they meet the Software Security Code of Practice, and suggests remedial actions should they fall short for organisational planning, review and training. NCSC guidance is advisory and should be applied to the organisation's own risks and obligations.
Contents
- About this document
- Theme 1: Secure design and development
- Theme 2: Build environment security
- Theme 3: Secure deployment and maintenance
- Themes 4: Communication with customers
- Appendix: Claims trees
- Theme 1: Secure design and deployment
- Theme 4: Communication with customers
- Source links
Source and licence
National Cyber Security Centre
AttributionNational Cyber Security Centre, “Software Security Code of Practice - Assurance Principles and Claims (APCs)” (7 May 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesAdapted 16 September 2026: converted the official HTML article into neutral text-only DOCX and PDF editions. Preserved article headings, paragraphs, lists and plain-text source-link destinations; normalized web whitespace and typographic punctuation; omitted site navigation, topic and download cards, images, logos, scripts, styles and page furniture.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026