splint: Splint (Secure Programming Lint) splint: splint: Splint is a tool for statically checking C programs for security splint: vulnerabilities and coding mistakes. With minimal effort, Splint splint: can be used as a better lint. If additional effort is invested splint: adding annotations to programs, Splint can perform stronger checking splint: than can be done by any standard lint. splint: splint: Splint is developed and maintained by the Secure Programming Group splint: at the University of Virginia Department of Computer Science. David splint: Evans is the project leader and the primary developer of Splint.