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Fuzzing C/C++ applications with AFL++ on multi-core hardware involves running multiple fuzzers in parallel to maximize throughput. This process requires configuring compilers, integrating harnesses, and orchestrating campaigns across available CPU cores to efficiently uncover crashes and memory-safety bugs.

Integrating a harness for AFL++ fuzzing is best achieved by supporting either libFuzzer-style or AFL-style harnesses to exercise real code paths. This allows the fuzzer to effectively mutate inputs and reach deep into the target C/C++ software to discover defects.

Managing seed corpora and dictionaries involves creating and curating initial inputs and keyword collections to guide the fuzzer. This improves code coverage and defect discovery by helping the mutation engine generate meaningful inputs that reach complex code paths.

Using AFL++ for automated security testing of C/C++ software automates the discovery of crashes and memory-safety bugs through high-throughput mutation campaigns. This approach significantly reduces manual debugging time and mitigates vulnerability risks in the software.