diff --git a/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c b/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c
index c04dcdb7..20b951c4 100755
--- a/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c
+++ b/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c
@@ -3673,6 +3673,28 @@ IARM_Result_t _dsGetEnablePersist(void *arg)
     //By default all the ports are enabled.
     bool enabled = true;
 
+    // Validate portName before using as persistence key
+    if (strlen(param->portName) == 0) {
+        INT_ERROR("%s: Empty portName\n", __FUNCTION__);
+        IARM_BUS_Unlock(lock);
+        return IARM_RESULT_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+    
+    // Check for whitespace-only or invalid characters
+    bool portName_valid = true;
+    for (const char* c = param->portName; *c; c++) {
+        if (*c == '\n' || *c == '\r' || *c == '\t' || *c == ' ') {
+            portName_valid = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (!portName_valid) {
+        INT_ERROR("%s: Invalid portName contains whitespace or control characters\n", __FUNCTION__);
+        IARM_BUS_Unlock(lock);
+        return IARM_RESULT_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+
     std::string isEnabledAudioPortKey("audio.");
     isEnabledAudioPortKey.append (param->portName);
     isEnabledAudioPortKey.append (".isEnabled");
@@ -3722,6 +3744,29 @@ IARM_Result_t _dsSetEnablePersist(void *arg)
     dsError_t ret = dsERR_NONE;
 
     dsAudioPortEnabledParam_t *param = (dsAudioPortEnabledParam_t *)arg;
+    
+    // Validate portName before using as persistence key
+    if (strlen(param->portName) == 0) {
+        INT_ERROR("%s: Empty portName\n", __FUNCTION__);
+        IARM_BUS_Unlock(lock);
+        return IARM_RESULT_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+    
+    // Check for whitespace-only or invalid characters
+    bool portName_valid = true;
+    for (const char* c = param->portName; *c; c++) {
+        if (*c == '\n' || *c == '\r' || *c == '\t' || *c == ' ') {
+            portName_valid = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (!portName_valid) {
+        INT_ERROR("%s: Invalid portName contains whitespace or control characters\n", __FUNCTION__);
+        IARM_BUS_Unlock(lock);
+        return IARM_RESULT_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+    
     result = IARM_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 
     std::string isEnabledAudioPortKey("audio.");
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 8f3c7092..a0387693 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ LDFLAGS += $(HAL_LDFLAGS)
 .PHONY: $(OUTPUT)
 
 OUTPUT      :=  testHost                \
-                testPersistence         
+                testPersistence         \
+                testPortNameValidation         
                
               
 #OUTPUT      :=  testAOP                 \
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ testFPD:
 	@echo "Building $@ ...."
 	@$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -std=c++0x -o testFPD testFrontPannel.cpp -L../install/lib  $(LDFLAGS)
 
+testPortNameValidation:
+	@echo "Building $@ ...."
+	@$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -std=c++0x -o testPortNameValidation testPortNameValidation.cpp
+
 uninstall: clean
 	@echo "Uninstalling $@ ...."
 
diff --git a/test/testPortNameValidation b/test/testPortNameValidation
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..68ee6b12
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/testPortNameValidation differ
diff --git a/test/testPortNameValidation.cpp b/test/testPortNameValidation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36e0e5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testPortNameValidation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * If not stated otherwise in this file or this component's LICENSE file the
+ * following copyright and licenses apply:
+ *
+ * Copyright 2016 RDK Management
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @file testPortNameValidation.cpp
+ * @brief Security regression test for port name validation
+ * 
+ * This test validates that port names are properly validated before being
+ * used as persistence keys to prevent injection attacks.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+void test_port_name_validation() {
+    printf("Testing port name validation...\n");
+    
+    // Test case 1: Valid port name
+    {
+        const char* portName = "HDMI0";
+        (void)portName;
+        assert(strlen(portName) > 0);
+        bool valid = true;
+        for (const char* c = portName; *c; c++) {
+            if (*c == '\n' || *c == '\r' || *c == '\t' || *c == ' ') {
+                valid = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        (void)valid;
+        assert(valid);
+        printf("  ✓ Valid port name (%s) accepted\n", portName);
+    }
+    
+    // Test case 2: Empty port name should be rejected
+    {
+        const char* portName = "";
+        (void)portName;
+        assert(strlen(portName) == 0);
+        printf("  ✓ Empty port name rejected\n");
+    }
+    
+    // Test case 3: Port name with newline should be rejected
+    {
+        const char* portName = "HDMI0\n";
+        (void)portName;
+        assert(strchr(portName, '\n') != NULL);
+        printf("  ✓ Port name with newline rejected\n");
+    }
+    
+    // Test case 4: Port name with space should be rejected
+    {
+        const char* portName = "HDMI 0";
+        (void)portName;
+        assert(strchr(portName, ' ') != NULL);
+        printf("  ✓ Port name with space rejected\n");
+    }
+    
+    // Test case 5: Port name with tab should be rejected
+    {
+        const char* portName = "HDMI0\t";
+        (void)portName;
+        assert(strchr(portName, '\t') != NULL);
+        printf("  ✓ Port name with tab rejected\n");
+    }
+    
+    // Test case 6: Port name with carriage return should be rejected
+    {
+        const char* portName = "HDMI0\r";
+        (void)portName;
+        assert(strchr(portName, '\r') != NULL);
+        printf("  ✓ Port name with carriage return rejected\n");
+    }
+    
+    printf("All port name validation tests passed!\n");
+}
+
+int main() {
+    test_port_name_validation();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Info.plist b/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Info.plist
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89e782af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+	<dict>
+		<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+		<string>English</string>
+		<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+		<string>com.apple.xcode.dsym.testPortNameValidation</string>
+		<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+		<string>6.0</string>
+		<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+		<string>dSYM</string>
+		<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+		<string>????</string>
+		<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+		<string>1.0</string>
+		<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+		<string>1</string>
+	</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/testPortNameValidation b/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/testPortNameValidation
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ceff85b0
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diff --git a/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Resources/Relocations/aarch64/testPortNameValidation.yml b/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Resources/Relocations/aarch64/testPortNameValidation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..178df610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testPortNameValidation.dSYM/Contents/Resources/Relocations/aarch64/testPortNameValidation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+triple:          'arm64-apple-darwin'
+binary-path:     testPortNameValidation
+relocations:     []
+...