Are there application security certification standards?

Are there application security certification standards?

Are there any standards against which applications can get certified for security -- something on the lines of Common Criteria?

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There is none that I know of that is widely accepted. Although there is the Common Criteria Web Application Security Scoring (CCWAPSS) method. Although I don't think this initiative has really gotten any pickup yet.

This was first published in December 2008