Beginning ASP.NET Security - Softcover

Dorrans, Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470743654 ISBN 13: 9780470743652

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Synopsis

Programmers: protect and defend your Web apps against attack!You may know ASP.NET, but if you don't understand how to secure your applications, you need this book. This vital guide explores the often-overlooked topic of teaching programmers how to design ASP.NET Web applications so as to prevent online thefts and security breaches.You'll start with a thorough look at ASP.NET 3.5 basics and see happens when you don't implement security, including some amazing examples. The book then delves into the development of a Web application, walking you through the vulnerable points at every phase. Learn to factor security in from the ground up, discover a wealth of tips and industry best practices, and explore code libraries and more resources provided by Microsoft and others. * Shows you step by step how to implement the very latest security techniques * Reveals the secrets of secret-keeping--encryption, hashing, and not leaking information to begin with * Delves into authentication, authorizing, and securing sessions * Explains how to secure Web servers and Web services, including WCF and ASMX * Walks you through threat modeling, so you can anticipate problems * Offers best practices, techniques, and industry trends you can put to use right awayDefend and secure your ASP.NET 3.5 framework Web sites with this must-have guide.

About this title

About the Author

Barry Dorrans is a consultant, speaker and Microsoft MVP in the "Visual Tools Security" category. His approach to development and writing blends humor with the paranoia suitable for considering security.

From the Back Cover

A practical guide to securing ASP.NET sites

Beginning ASP.NET Security is for novice to intermediate ASP.NET programmers and provides a step-by-step solution to securing each area of ASP.NET development. Rather than approaching security from a theoretical direction, MVP Barry Dorrans shows you examples of how everyday code can be attacked, and describes the steps necessary for defense. Inside, you ll learn how you can defend your ASP.NET applications using the .NET framework, industry patterns and best practices, code libraries and resources provided by Microsoft and others.

Beginning ASP.NET Security:

• Explores issues with user input including validation, cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

• Teaches how to securely access your database and defend against SQL injection attacks

• Shares techniques for keeping secrets, including encryption, hashing and preventing information leaks

• Examines methods for authenticating and authorizing users, including ASP.NET membership providers and preventing cookie theft

• Shares tips for securing your web server, including how ASP.NET uses trust levels and locking down IIS

• Unveils ways to securely use WCF web services

• Presents security with the Microsoft ASP.NET Ajax framework and Silverlight

• Includes an overview of security with the Microsoft MVC framework

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

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Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470743654
• ISBN 13: 9780470743652
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 436