CppDepend for Compliance

Standards like MISRA C/C++ and CERT C++ exist to keep safety-critical and security-critical code correct — but verifying adherence by hand is impossible at scale. CppDepend automates it: hundreds of MISRA and CERT rules are checked on every analysis, with each violation precisely located and documented.

Deviations are managed explicitly: documented, justified and tracked, exactly as the standards require — instead of invisible.

• Comprehensive MISRA C/C++ and CERT C++ rule coverage
• Violations located with rule explanation and evidence
• Deviation workflow for documented, justified exceptions
• Custom guideline sets expressed in CQLinq

Audit preparation usually means weeks of manually assembling evidence. CppDepend generates it continuously: every build produces a report showing which rules are enforced, the compliance status of each, remaining violations, and the trend over time.

When the audit comes, the evidence is already there — current, complete, and produced by the same automated process that runs every day, which is exactly what auditors want to see.

• Per-build compliance reports, archived automatically
• Rule-by-rule status with violation details
• Historical trends demonstrating continuous adherence
• Exportable evidence for certification processes