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Course Outline
Introduction to IT Security and Secure Coding
- Foundations of application security
- Core principles of secure software development
- Prevalent security risks in web applications
- The developer’s role in vulnerability prevention
Web Application Security Fundamentals
- Understanding the web application attack surface
- Standard attack techniques targeting web apps
- Security principles specific to PHP-based applications
- Integrating security into the development lifecycle
Web Application Vulnerabilities
- Overview of widespread web vulnerabilities
- Injection attacks and defensive strategies
- Preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Mitigating Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Securing direct object references and access control
- Robust session management
- Best practices for secure file uploads
Secure Input Validation and Data Handling
- The importance of validating and sanitizing user input
- Preventing the processing of malicious data
- Leveraging PHP validation and filtering capabilities
- Safeguarding applications against unexpected inputs
Client-Side Security
- Identifying security risks in JavaScript
- Securing Ajax request handling
- HTML5 security considerations
- Preventing client-side vulnerabilities
- Aligning client-side and server-side security practices
Practical Cryptography for PHP Applications
- Basics of cryptography
- Hashing and password protection strategies
- Encryption techniques for secure data storage
- Utilizing PHP security extensions, including OpenSSL
- Implementing cryptographic best practices
PHP Security Features and Secure Development Techniques
- PHP security extensions and built-in safeguards
- Using Ctype, ext/filter, and HTML Purifier effectively
- Adopting secure coding patterns in PHP
- Eliminating common PHP programming errors
- Secure handling of errors and exceptions
PHP Environment Hardening
- Securing PHP configuration settings
- Recommended security adjustments for php.ini
- Apache and server-level security considerations
- Managing permissions and application configuration
- Protecting production environments
Advanced PHP Vulnerability Topics
- Security issues related to time and state
- Considerations for open_basedir security
- Scenarios for denial-of-service attacks
- Vulnerabilities arising from hash collisions
- Current security concerns in the PHP framework
Security Testing and Assessment Techniques
- Overview of application security testing
- Utilizing security scanners and testing tools
- Concepts in penetration testing
- Using proxy tools, sniffers, and fuzzing techniques
- Performing static source code analysis
Practical Secure Coding Workshop
- Analyzing vulnerable PHP applications
- Implementing mitigation techniques
- Testing security improvements
- Reviewing secure coding resources and best practices
Requirements
None.
21 Hours
Testimonials (3)
I genuinely enjoyed the real life examples.
Marios Prokopiou
Course - Secure coding in PHP
All topics were well covered and presented with a lot of examples. Ahmed was very efficient and managed to keep us focused and attracted at all times.
Kostas Bastas
Course - Secure coding in PHP
The subject of the course was very interesting and gave us many ideas.
