Innocent Code: A Security Wake-Up Call for Web Programmers - Softcover

Huseby, Sverre H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470857447 ISBN 13: 9780470857441

Publisher: Wiley, 2004

Synopsis

• This concise and practical book shows where code vulnerabilities lie-without delving into the specifics of each system architecture, programming or scripting language, or application-and how best to fix them
• Based on real-world situations taken from the author's experiences of tracking coding mistakes at major financial institutions
• Covers SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting, data manipulation in order to bypass authorization, and other attacks that work because of missing pieces of code
• Shows developers how to change their mindset from Web site construction to Web site destruction in order to find dangerous code

About this title

About the Author

Sverre Huseby runs his own company selling courses and consultancy services in Web application security. He's an active participant on webappsec mail forum.

From the Back Cover

This book is much more than a wake-up call. It is also an eye-opener. Even for those who are already awake to the problems of Web server security, it is a serious guide for what to do and what not to do, with many well-chosen examples. The set of fundamental rules is highly relevant.

Peter G. Neumann, Author of Computer-Related Risks,and moderator of the Internet Risks Forum (risks.org).

This concise and practical book will show where code vulnerabilities lie and how best to fix them. Its value is in showing where code may be exploited to gain access to - or break - systems, but without delving into specific architectures, programming or scripting languages or applications. It provides illustrations with real code.

Innocent Code is an entertaining read showing how to change your mindset from website construction to website destruction so as to avoid writing dangerous code. Abundant examples from susceptible sites will bring the material alive and help you to guard against:

• SQL Injection, shell command i njection and other attacks based on mishandling meta-characters
• bad input
• cross-site scripting
• attackers who trick users into performing actions
• leakage of server-side secrets
• hidden enemies such as project deadlines, salesmen, messy code and tight budgets

All web programmers need to take precautions against producing websites vulnerable to malicious attack. This is the book which tells you how without trying to turn you into a security specialist.

Peter G. Neumann, Author of Computer-Related Risks,and moderator of the Internet Risks Forum (risks.org).

This concise and practical book will show where code vulnerabilities lie and how best to fix them. Its value is in showing where code may be exploited to gain access to - or break - systems, but without delving into specific architectures, programming or scripting languages or applications. It provides illustrations with real code.

Innocent Code is an entertaining read showing how to change your mindset from website construction to website destruction so as to avoid writing dangerous code. Abundant examples from susceptible sites will bring the material alive and help you to guard against:

• SQL Injection, shell command i njection and other attacks based on mishandling meta-characters
• bad input
• cross-site scripting
• attackers who trick users into performing actions
• leakage of server-side secrets
• hidden enemies such as project deadlines, salesmen, messy code and tight budgets

All web programmers need to take precautions against producing websites vulnerable to malicious attack. This is the book which tells you how without trying to turn you into a security specialist.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470857447
• ISBN 13: 9780470857441
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248