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+#ifndef BANNED_H
+#define BANNED_H
+
+/*
+ * This header lists functions that have been banned from our code base,
+ * because they're too easy to misuse (and even if used correctly,
+ * complicate audits). Including this header turns them into compile-time
+ * errors.
+ */
+
+#define BANNED(func) sorry_##func##_is_a_banned_function
+
+#undef strcpy
+#define strcpy(x,y) BANNED(strcpy)
+#undef strcat
+#define strcat(x,y) BANNED(strcat)
+#undef strncpy
+#define strncpy(x,y,n) BANNED(strncpy)
+#undef strncat
+#define strncat(x,y,n) BANNED(strncat)
+#undef strtok
+#define strtok(x,y) BANNED(strtok)
+#undef strtok_r
+#define strtok_r(x,y,z) BANNED(strtok_r)
+
+#undef sprintf
+#undef vsprintf
+#define sprintf(...) BANNED(sprintf)
+#define vsprintf(...) BANNED(vsprintf)
+
+#undef gmtime
+#define gmtime(t) BANNED(gmtime)
+#undef localtime
+#define localtime(t) BANNED(localtime)
+#undef ctime
+#define ctime(t) BANNED(ctime)
+#undef ctime_r
+#define ctime_r(t, buf) BANNED(ctime_r)
+#undef asctime
+#define asctime(t) BANNED(asctime)
+#undef asctime_r
+#define asctime_r(t, buf) BANNED(asctime_r)
+
+#undef mktemp
+#define mktemp(x) BANNED(mktemp)
+
+#endif /* BANNED_H */