Secure Web Application Development Seminar (TT8120)

1. Introduction

• Misconceptions
• Security: The Complete Picture
• TJX: Anatomy of a Disaster?
• Causes of Data Breaches
• Heartland - Slipping Past PCI Compliance
• Target's Painful Christmas
• Meaning of Being Compliant
• Verizon's 2013 Data Breach Report

2. Foundation

• Security Concepts
  • Motivations: Costs and Standards
  • Open Web Application Security Project
  • Web Application Security Consortium
  • CERT Secure Coding Standards
  • Assets are the Targets
  • Security Activities Cost Resources
  • Threat Modeling
  • System/Trust Boundaries
• Principles of Information Security
  • Security Is a Lifecycle Issue
  • Minimize Attack Surface Area
  • Layers of Defense: Tenacious D
  • Compartmentalize
  • Consider All Application States
  • Do NOT Trust the Untrusted

3. Vulnerabilities

• Unvalidated Input
  • Buffer Overflows
  • Integer Arithmetic Vulnerabilities
  • Unvalidated Input: From the Web
  • Defending Trust Boundaries
  • Whitelisting vs Blacklisting
• Overview of Regular Expressions
  • Regular Expressions
  • Working With Regexes in Java
  • Applying Regular Expressions
• Broken Access Control
  • Access Control Issues
  • Excessive Privileges
  • Insufficient Flow Control
  • Unprotected URL/Resource Access
  • Examples of Shabby Access Control
  • Session and Session Management
• Broken Authentication
  • Broken Quality/DoS
  • Authentication Data
  • Username/Password Protection
  • Exploits Magnify Importance
  • Handling Passwords on Server Side
  • Single Sign-on (SSO)
• Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • Persistent XSS
  • Reflective XSS
  • Best Practices for Untrusted Data
• Injection
  • Injection Flaws
  • SQL Injection Attacks Evolve
  • Drill Down on Stored Procedures
  • Other Forms of Injection
  • Minimizing Injection Flaws
• Error Handling and Information Leakage
  • Fingerprinting a Web Site
  • Error-Handling Issues
  • Logging In Support of Forensics
  • Solving DLP Challenges
• Insecure Data Handling
  • Protecting Data Can Mitigate Impact
  • In-Memory Data Handling
  • Secure Pipes
  • Failures in the SSL Framework Are Appearing
• Insecure Configuration Management
  • System Hardening: IA Mitigation
  • Application Whitelisting
  • Least Privileges
  • Anti-Exploitation
  • Secure Baseline
• Direct Object Access
  • Dynamic Loading
  • Race Conditions
  • Direct Object References
• Spoofing and Redirects
  • Name Resolution Vulnerabilities
  • Fake Certs and Mobile Apps
  • Targeted Spoofing Attacks
  • Cross Site Request Forgeries (CSRF)
  • CSRF Defenses are Entirely Server-Side
  • Safe Redirects and Forwards
• Understanding What's Important
  • Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
  • OWASP Top Ten for 2013
  • CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous SW Errors
  • Monster Mitigations
  • Strength Training: Project Teams/Developers
  • Strength Training: IT Organizations

4. Defending XML, Services, and Rich Interfaces

• Defending XML
  • XML Signature
  • XML Encryption
  • XML Attacks: Structure
  • XML Attacks: Injection
  • Safe XML Processing
• Defending Web Services
  • Web Service Security Exposures
  • When Transport-Level Alone is NOT Enough
  • Message-Level Security
  • WS-Security Roadmap
  • XWSS Provides Many Functions
  • Web Service Attacks
  • Web Service Appliance/Gateways
• Defending Rich Interfaces and REST
  • How Attackers See Rich Interfaces
  • Attack Surface Changes When Moving to Rich Interfaces
  • Bridging and its Potential Problems
  • Three Basic Tenets for Safe Rich Interfaces
  • OWASP REST Security Recommendations

5. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)

• SDL Process Overview
  • Software Security Axioms
  • Security Lifecycle - Phases
• Applying Processes and Practices
  • Awareness
  • Application Assessments
  • Security Requirements
  • Secure Development Practices
  • Security Architecture/Design Review
  • Security Code Review
  • Configuration Management and Deployment
  • Vulnerability Remediation Procedures
• Risk Analysis
  • Threat Modeling Process
    1. Identify Security Objectives
    2. Describe the System
    3. List Assets
    4. Define System/Trust Boundaries
    5. List and Rank Threats
    6. List Defenses and Countermeasures

6. Security Testing

• Testing Tools and Processes
  • Security Testing Principles
  • Black Box Analyzers
  • Static Code Analyzers
  • Criteria for Selecting Static Analyzers
• Testing Practices
  • OWASP Web App Penetration Testing
  • Authentication Testing
  • Session Management Testing
  • Data Validation Testing
  • Denial of Service Testing
  • Web Services Testing
  • Ajax Testing

• Potential sources for untrusted data
• Consequences for improperly handling untrusted data such as denial of service, cross-site scripting, and injections
• Test web applications with various attack techniques to determine the existence of and effectiveness of layered defenses
• Prevent and defend the many potential vulnerabilities associated with untrusted data
• Vulnerabilities of associated with authentication and authorization
• Be able to detect, attack, and implement defenses for authentication and authorization functionality and services
• Dangers and mechanisms behind Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Injection attacks
• Detect, attack, and implement defenses against XSS and Injection attacks
• Concepts and terminology behind defensive, secure, coding
• Threat Modeling as a tool in identifying software vulnerabilities based on realistic threats against assets
• Static code reviews and dynamic application testing to uncover vulnerabilities in web applications
• Design and develop strong, robust authentication and authorization implementations
• Fundamentals of XML Digital Signature and XML Encryption as well as how they are used within the web services arena
• Detect, attack, and implement defenses for XML-based services and functionality
• Techniques and measures that can used to harden web and application servers as well as other components in your infrastructure
• Implement the processes and measures associated with the Secure Software Development (SSD)
• Skills, tools, and best practices for design and code reviews as well as testing initiatives
• Basics of security testing and planning
• Comprehensive testing plan for recognizing vulnerabilities and weaknesses

• Familiarity with a programming language (such as Java, .NET or C++)
• Programming experience is highly recommended
• Knowledge of basic programming in either .NET or Java
• Experience similar to Java 7 SE Programming for OO Experienced Developers (TT2100-J7)

Application project stakeholders who wish develop secure web applications