... don’t live on the Web. That’s why I think of myself as a
software security person and not a Web application security person.
In any case, Web application security and software security do share ... else.
Enter this book. Boy, do we need a good measure of web application security testing!
You see, many “tests” devised by security experts for web app testing are not carried...
... but a set of rules for how
applications should share information
Chapter 6: Web Security
Security+ Guide to Network Security
Fundamentals
Second Edition
ActiveX (continued)
•
ActiveX controls ... (continued)
•
The 8.3 naming convention introduces a security
vulnerability with some Web servers
–
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 and other Web
servers can inherit privil...
... identify any security vulnerabilities in
SimpleWebServer?
What Can Go Wrong?
Denial of Service (DoS):
•
An attacker makes a web server
unavailable.
•
Example: an online bookstore’s web server ... st.nextToken();
DoS on SimpleWebServer?
•
The web server crashes
•
Service to all subsequent clients is denied
until the web server is restarted
How Do We Fix This?
•
The web server sh...
...
Runs
Runs
ASP.dll
Any wildcard
Any wildcard
mappings
mappings
WEB3 43
WEB3 43
ASP.NET and IIS: New
ASP.NET and IIS: New
Developments in Web Security
Developments in Web Security
With IIS 6.0 and ASP.NET
With IIS ... Module
<identity
<identity
user=
user=
password=
password=
Web. Config
Web. Config
ASP.NET 2.0 Security Info
ASP.NET 2.0 Security Info
Application imper...
... Security
both provide a secure transport connection between
applications (e.g., a web server and a browser)
SSL was developed by Netscape
SSL version 3.0 has been implemented in many web ... Protocol
SSL
Alert
Protocol
applications
(e.g., HTTP)
applications
(e.g., HTTP)
TCP
TCP
IP
IP
Web security:
SSL and TLS
30
TLS vs. SSL cont’d
finished message
PRF( master_secret,
“cl...
... 10 – WEB SECURITY AND PRIVACY
10.1 Fundamentals of Web Security
What you do on the World Wide Web is your business. Or so you would think. But it's just not
true. What you do on the web is ... control.
12
LESSON 10 – WEB SECURITY AND PRIVACY
RAV What it means Web Examples
Usability A way to prevent the user from
having to make security decisions
about interacting wit...
... filenames, OS type, Web server plat-
form,
scripting languages, Web application environments, and more from Web site scanners.
• Confidential documents accidentally posted to a Web site from archive.org ... common methods hack
ers use to breach your existing security.
1. Stealing Passwords
Security experts have been discussing the problems with password security for years. But i...
... user’s files. There are exactly two ways to enforce security for Windows 9x, physical
security and encryption.
My laptop is protected by physical security. I travel a lot. I try to keep my laptop ... leave it in the hotel room and just hope. Security for most
Windows 9x users amounts to hope and nothing more. We will learn how to add a layer of security
in this section with better...
...
Introducing Web Services 15
The Web Technology Stack and .NET 18
The .NET Alternatives to Web Services 20
Common Web Service Scenarios 22
Review 24
Module 1: The Need for
Web Services ... rapid adoption of Web standards, it
is natural that solutions based on Web standards would be considered. This led
to the evolution of Web Services.
What Are Web Services?
A We...