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I'm excited to announce the new Secure Coding Challenge for March! The security risk you will solve is XML External Entities (XXE). If you’re new to the Secure Coding Challenge, it’s a coding competition hosted on the Veracode Security Labs – an interactive web app using real vulnerabilities that you can exploit and patch. 

📅 When - 12:00 am March 11, 2021 through 11:59 pm March 12, 2021 (Eastern Time)  

💻 Topic - OWASP A4 – XML External Entities (XXE) 

We're introducing two new categories of the awards for the March competition:  

👑Secure Code MVP - recognizing one secure coding generalist who completed the most labs across all languages the fastest.

The winner of Secure Code MVP will receive: 

• A Keychron K8 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard 
• 100 Community reputation points 
• Secure Coder Badge for OWASP A4  

🏅Secure Code Language Champs - recognizing three coding specialists:

• Python Champ: completed the Python labs the fastest
• Ruby+Rails Champ: completed the Ruby+Rails labs the fastest
• Golang Champ: completed the Golang labs the fastest

Each winner of the Secure Code Language Champs will receive:

• A pair of Secure Coder socks  
• 50 Community reputation points 
• Secure Coder Badge for OWASP A4

📝 Registration  (Add a comment below. Not a member yet? Register now)  

In the comment section below, enter the language(s) you want to participant in: Python, Ruby+Rails, or Golang. You can participate in all three languages if you want.

Example 1: Golang 

Example 2: Python, Ruby+Rails 

Example 3: Python, Golang, Ruby+Rails 

📩 Invite to the Challenge & Practice Labs 

First-time participant  

You’ll receive an invite to Veracode Security Labs within 48 hours after registering for the contest. Accept the invite as soon as possible to enter Veracode Security Labs, get familiar with the platform and start practicing! Optional Labs, though not counting towards the leaderboard, are a great way to familiarize yourself with the tool and brush up on your secure coding skills on the given topic. 

Repeat participant 

You’ve already had an account. All you need to do is log into the Security Labs (https://securitylabs.veracode.com/)    

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