diff --git a/core/utils.c b/core/utils.c
index bbede98b..8931eb3f 100644
--- a/core/utils.c
+++ b/core/utils.c
@@ -940,18 +940,9 @@ int utils_stringCopy(char * buffer,
                      size_t length,
                      const char * str)
 {
-    size_t i;
-
-    for (i = 0 ; i < length && str[i] != 0 ; i++)
-    {
-        buffer[i] = str[i];
-    }
-
-    if (i == length) return -1;
-
-    buffer[i] = 0;
+    size_t i = strlen(str); // NOSONAR
 
-    return (int)i;
+    return (int)utils_strncpy(buffer, length, str, i);
 }
 
 void utils_copyValue(void * dst,
@@ -1155,3 +1146,42 @@ lwm2m_data_type_t utils_depthToDatatype(uri_depth_t depth)
 
     return LWM2M_TYPE_UNDEFINED;
 }
+
+size_t utils_strnlen(const char *str, size_t max_size) {
+    if (str == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    const char *pos = memchr(str, '\0', max_size);
+    if (pos == NULL) {
+        return max_size;
+    }
+
+    return pos - str;
+}
+
+size_t utils_strncpy(char *dest, const size_t dest_size, const char *src, const size_t src_size) {
+    if (src == NULL || dest == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    size_t bytes_to_write = dest_size;
+    size_t actual_src_len = utils_strnlen(src, src_size);
+
+    if (actual_src_len < bytes_to_write) {
+        bytes_to_write = actual_src_len;
+    }
+    memmove(dest, src, bytes_to_write);
+    if (bytes_to_write < dest_size) {
+        dest[bytes_to_write] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    // Do this always. Just to be sure!
+    if (dest_size > 0) {
+        dest[dest_size - 1] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    if (dest_size > 0 && bytes_to_write == dest_size) {
+        return bytes_to_write - 1; // '\0' written to last position
+    }
+    return bytes_to_write;
+}
diff --git a/core/utils.h b/core/utils.h
index 9c9efb30..036f2807 100644
--- a/core/utils.h
+++ b/core/utils.h
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ lwm2m_media_type_t utils_convertMediaType(coap_content_type_t type);
 uint8_t utils_getResponseFormat(uint8_t accept_num, const uint16_t *accept, int numData, const lwm2m_data_t *dataP,
                                 bool singleResource, lwm2m_media_type_t *format);
 int utils_isAltPathValid(const char *altPath);
+/** Copy a string.
+ *
+ * Use utils_strncpy() if possible!
+ * This is less safe than utils_strncpy().
+ *
+ * @param buffer The destination buffer
+ * @param length The max number of bytes to be written to in the destination buffer
+ * @param str The source string (needs to be NULL-terminated)
+ * @return The number of bytes written
+ */
 int utils_stringCopy(char *buffer, size_t length, const char *str);
 size_t utils_intToText(int64_t data, uint8_t *string, size_t length);
 size_t utils_uintToText(uint64_t data, uint8_t *string, size_t length);
@@ -47,5 +57,26 @@ lwm2m_server_t *utils_findBootstrapServer(lwm2m_context_t *contextP, void *fromS
 #if defined(LWM2M_SERVER_MODE) || defined(LWM2M_BOOTSTRAP_SERVER_MODE)
 lwm2m_client_t *utils_findClient(lwm2m_context_t *contextP, void *fromSessionH);
 #endif
+/** A safer version of `strlen`. Finds the number of chars (bytes) of the given string up to a given max. length.
+ *
+ * The behaviour is undefined if the maximum length value is bigger than the actually reserved memory behind the @a str
+ * buffer.
+ *
+ * @param str The null-terminated string to find the length of.
+ * @param max_size Max size of string.
+ * @return The size of the string if it is smaller or equal to max_size. Otherwise max_size.
+ */
+size_t utils_strnlen(const char *str, size_t max_size);
+
+/** A safer version of `strncpy`. Copies at most src_size bytes to dest, but checks for available space.
+ *
+ * If dest is not NULL and dest_size is not 0, then the destination buffer is always terminated with '\0'.
+ *
+ * @param dest The char buffer where to copy the string.
+ * @param dest_size The size of the destination buffer.
+ * @param src The source string.
+ * @param src_size The size of the source string buffer. The effective source string can be shorter.
+ */
+size_t utils_strncpy(char *dest, const size_t dest_size, const char *src, const size_t src_size);
 
 #endif /* WAKAAMA_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 98bdfaa8..2ebff1b2 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ set(TEST_SOURCES
     core_logging_tests.c
     core_registration_tests.c
     core_uritests.c
+    core_utils_tests.c
     data_senml_cbor_tests.c
     data_senml_json_tests.c
     data_tlv_json_lwm2m_data_test.c
diff --git a/tests/core_utils_tests.c b/tests/core_utils_tests.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ba15473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core_utils_tests.c
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 GARDENA GmbH
+ *
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v2.0
+ * and Eclipse Distribution License v1.0 which accompany this distribution.
+ *
+ * The Eclipse Public License is available at
+ *    http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html
+ * The Eclipse Distribution License is available at
+ *    http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *   Lukas Woodtli, GARDENA GmbH - Please refer to git log
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+#include "CUnit/Basic.h"
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+void test_strnlen_null(void) {
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(NULL, 10);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_0(void) {
+    const char *string = "";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 10);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_1(void) {
+    const char *string = "a";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 10);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 1);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_2(void) {
+    const char *string = "ab";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 10);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 2);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_max_len_0(void) {
+    const char *string = "abc";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_max_len_1(void) {
+    const char *string = "abc";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 1);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 1);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_max_len_2(void) {
+    const char *string = "abc";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 2);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_max_len_3(void) {
+    const char *string = "abc";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 3);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 3);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_max_len_4(void) {
+    const char *string = "abc";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 4);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 3);
+}
+
+void test_strnlen_max_len_5(void) {
+    const char *string = "abc";
+    size_t len = utils_strnlen(string, 5);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 3);
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_null(void) {
+    char dest[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    size_t len = utils_strncpy(dest, sizeof(dest), NULL, 1);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL(dest, "abc", sizeof(dest));
+
+    len = utils_strncpy(NULL, 99, "xyz", 1);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+    len = utils_strncpy(NULL, 5, NULL, 3);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_dest_0_src_0(void) {
+    char dst[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    const char *src = "xyz";
+    const size_t len = utils_strncpy(dst, 0, src, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL(dst, "abc", sizeof(dst));
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_dest_1_src_0(void) {
+    char dst[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    const char *src = "xyz";
+    const size_t len = utils_strncpy(dst, 1, src, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(dst[0], '\0');
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(utils_strnlen(dst, sizeof(dst)), 0);
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_0(void) {
+    char dst[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    const char *src = "xyz";
+    const size_t len = utils_strncpy(dst, sizeof(dst), src, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(dst[0], '\0');
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 0);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(utils_strnlen(dst, sizeof(dst)), 0);
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_1(void) {
+    char dst[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    const char *src = "xyz";
+    const size_t len = utils_strncpy(dst, sizeof(dst), src, 1);
+    CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL(dst, "x", 1);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(dst[1], '\0');
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 1);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(utils_strnlen(dst, sizeof(dst)), 1);
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_2(void) {
+    char dst[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    const char *src = "xyz";
+    const size_t len = utils_strncpy(dst, sizeof(dst), src, 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL(dst, "xy", 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(dst[2], '\0');
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(utils_strnlen(dst, sizeof(dst)), 2);
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_3(void) {
+    char dst[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    const char *src = "xyz";
+    const size_t len = utils_strncpy(dst, sizeof(dst), src, 3);
+    // only 2 characters and NULL has space in dst
+    CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL(dst, "xy", 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(dst[2], '\0');
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(utils_strnlen(dst, sizeof(dst)), 2);
+}
+
+void test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_4(void) {
+    char dst[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+    char src[10];
+    memset(src, '\0', sizeof(src));
+    src[0] = 'u';
+    src[1] = 'v';
+    src[2] = 'w';
+    const size_t src_len = sizeof(src);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(src_len, 10);
+    const size_t len = utils_strncpy(dst, sizeof(dst), src, src_len);
+    // only 2 characters and NULL has space in dst
+    CU_ASSERT_NSTRING_EQUAL(dst, "uv", 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(dst[2], '\0');
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(len, 2);
+    CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(utils_strnlen(dst, sizeof(dst)), 2);
+}
+
+static struct TestTable table[] = {
+    {"test_strnlen_null()", test_strnlen_null},
+    {"test_strnlen_0()", test_strnlen_0},
+    {"test_strnlen_1()", test_strnlen_1},
+    {"test_strnlen_2()", test_strnlen_2},
+    {"test_strnlen_max_len_0()", test_strnlen_max_len_0},
+    {"test_strnlen_max_len_1()", test_strnlen_max_len_1},
+    {"test_strnlen_max_len_2()", test_strnlen_max_len_2},
+    {"test_strnlen_max_len_3()", test_strnlen_max_len_3},
+    {"test_strnlen_max_len_4()", test_strnlen_max_len_4},
+    {"test_strnlen_max_len_5()", test_strnlen_max_len_5},
+    {"test_strncpy_null()", test_strncpy_null},
+    {"test_strncpy_dest_0_src_0()", test_strncpy_dest_0_src_0},
+    {"test_strncpy_dest_1_src_0()", test_strncpy_dest_1_src_0},
+    {"test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_0()", test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_0},
+    {"test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_1()", test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_1},
+    {"test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_3()", test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_3},
+    {"test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_4()", test_strncpy_dest_sizeof_src_4},
+    {NULL, NULL},
+};
+
+CU_ErrorCode create_utils_suit(void) {
+    CU_pSuite pSuite = NULL;
+
+    pSuite = CU_add_suite("Suite_utils", NULL, NULL);
+    if (NULL == pSuite) {
+        return CU_get_error();
+    }
+
+    return add_tests(pSuite, table);
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests.h b/tests/tests.h
index 0c7b40ad..d93ed24d 100644
--- a/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tests/tests.h
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ CU_ErrorCode create_logging_test_suit(void);
 #ifdef LWM2M_SERVER_MODE
 CU_ErrorCode create_registration_test_suit(void);
 #endif
+CU_ErrorCode create_utils_suit(void);
 #endif /* TESTS_H_ */
diff --git a/tests/unittests.c b/tests/unittests.c
index b09e014f..4d2db813 100644
--- a/tests/unittests.c
+++ b/tests/unittests.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ int main(void) {
        goto exit;
 #endif
 
+   if (CUE_SUCCESS != create_utils_suit())
+       goto exit;
+
    CU_basic_set_mode(CU_BRM_VERBOSE);
    CU_basic_run_tests();
    CU_basic_show_failures(CU_get_failure_list());