Secure web application development : a hands-on guide with Python and Django
- New York : Apress, 2022
- xxi, 462 p. ; ill., 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 teaches you how to write secure web applications. The focus is highlighting how hackers attack applications along with a broad arsenal of defenses. This will enable you to pick appropriate techniques to close vulnerabilities while still providing users with their needed functionality.
9781484285954
Computer networks Security measures Web applications Development Django Cyberattacks API keys Billion Laughs attack Content serurity policy Django authorization Elastalert Google Authenticator HTTP JSON Web Tol Linux OAuth2 Reverse proxy Session cookies Trust boundary Vagrant Web Authentication API XML external entities(XXE)