Web Application Security

  1. Secure Development Lifecycle
    1. Security Integration in Development
      1. Security Requirements Gathering
        1. Functional Security Requirements
          1. Non-Functional Security Requirements
            1. Compliance Requirements
            2. Security in Agile Development
              1. Sprint Security Activities
                1. Security User Stories
                  1. Definition of Done Security Criteria
                  2. Security in DevOps
                    1. DevSecOps Principles
                      1. Security Automation
                        1. Continuous Security Testing
                        2. Security Champions Program
                          1. Champion Selection
                            1. Training and Enablement
                              1. Responsibilities and Activities
                            2. Threat Modeling
                              1. Threat Modeling Methodologies
                                1. STRIDE Model
                                  1. Spoofing Identity
                                    1. Tampering with Data
                                      1. Repudiation
                                        1. Information Disclosure
                                          1. Denial of Service
                                            1. Elevation of Privilege
                                            2. DREAD Model
                                              1. Damage Potential
                                                1. Reproducibility
                                                  1. Exploitability
                                                    1. Affected Users
                                                      1. Discoverability
                                                      2. PASTA Methodology
                                                        1. OCTAVE Method
                                                        2. Threat Modeling Process
                                                          1. System Decomposition
                                                            1. Threat Identification
                                                              1. Vulnerability Analysis
                                                                1. Risk Assessment
                                                                  1. Mitigation Planning
                                                                  2. Threat Modeling Tools
                                                                    1. Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool
                                                                      1. OWASP Threat Dragon
                                                                        1. IriusRisk
                                                                      2. Secure Coding Practices
                                                                        1. Input Validation and Sanitization
                                                                          1. Whitelisting vs Blacklisting
                                                                            1. Client-Side vs Server-Side Validation
                                                                              1. Input Length Validation
                                                                                1. Data Type Validation
                                                                                  1. Format Validation
                                                                                  2. Output Encoding
                                                                                    1. HTML Encoding
                                                                                      1. JavaScript Encoding
                                                                                        1. URL Encoding
                                                                                          1. CSS Encoding
                                                                                            1. Contextual Encoding
                                                                                            2. Parameterized Queries
                                                                                              1. Prepared Statements
                                                                                                1. Stored Procedures
                                                                                                  1. ORM Security
                                                                                                    1. Dynamic Query Construction
                                                                                                    2. Principle of Least Privilege
                                                                                                      1. User Role Design
                                                                                                        1. Permission Granularity
                                                                                                          1. Privilege Separation
                                                                                                            1. Minimizing Privileged Code
                                                                                                            2. Error Handling and Logging
                                                                                                              1. Secure Error Messages
                                                                                                                1. Information Disclosure Prevention
                                                                                                                  1. Logging Best Practices
                                                                                                                    1. Log Sanitization
                                                                                                                  2. Secure Code Review
                                                                                                                    1. Manual Code Review
                                                                                                                      1. Review Checklists
                                                                                                                        1. Peer Review Process
                                                                                                                          1. Security-Focused Review
                                                                                                                          2. Static Application Security Testing
                                                                                                                            1. SAST Tool Selection
                                                                                                                              1. Rule Configuration
                                                                                                                                1. False Positive Management
                                                                                                                                  1. CI/CD Integration
                                                                                                                                  2. Code Review Metrics
                                                                                                                                    1. Coverage Metrics
                                                                                                                                      1. Defect Detection Rates
                                                                                                                                        1. Review Effectiveness

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