Secure Web Application Development: A Hands-On Guide with Python and Django

ISBN-13: 9781484285954 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 390 str.

Matthew Baker

Opis

Intermediate

Spis treści

1. Introduction

2. The Hands-On Environment

3. Threat Modelling

4. Transport and Encryption

5. Installing and Configuring Services

6. APIs and Endpoints

7. Cookies and User Input

8. Cross-Site Requests

9. Password Management

10. Authentication and Authorization

11. OAuth2

12. Logging and Monitoring

13. Third-Party and Supply Chain Security

14. Further Resources.

O autorze

Matthew Baker is the Head of Scientific Software and Data Management at ETH Zurich, Switzerland’s leading science and technology university, He leads a team of engineers developing custom software to support STEM research projects, as well as teaches computer science  short courses.  Having over 25 years of experience developing software, he has worked as a developer, systems administrator, project manager and consultant in various sectors from banking and insurance, science and engineering, to military intelligence.  

Blurb

Cyberattacks are becoming more commonplace and the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), estimates 94% of sites have flaws in their access control alone.  Attacks evolve to work around new defenses, and defenses must evolve to remain effective.  Developers need to understand the fundamentals of attacks and defenses in order to comprehend new techniques as they become available. 

This book uses a hand-on approach to teach you how to write secure web applications and will highlight how hackers attack applications along with a broad arsenal of defenses. You'll see how to Implement the right defenses in Python/Django applications to prevent such attacks. Secure Web Application Development is your guide to picking the appropriate techniques to close vulnerabilities and ensuring you still provide users with their needed functionality.

You will:

• Understand common coding vulnerabilities and how to avoid them
• Configure services, such as databases and web servers, to minimize the risk of attack
• Implement secure methods for password management, authentication, and authorization
• Safely manage requests to and from external web sites
• Establish a framework for modelling and assessing risks