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Course Outline
Introduction to IT Security and Secure Coding
- Understanding the fundamentals of application security.
- Key principles of secure software development.
- Common security risks in web applications.
- The developer's role in preventing vulnerabilities.
Web Application Security Fundamentals
- Understanding the web application attack surface.
- Common attack techniques targeting web applications.
- Security principles specific to PHP-based applications.
- Practices for a secure development lifecycle.
Web Application Vulnerabilities
- Overview of prevalent web vulnerabilities.
- Injection attacks and prevention strategies.
- Prevention of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
- Protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).
- Addressing insecure direct object references and access control issues.
- Secure session management techniques.
- Considerations for file upload security.
Secure Input Validation and Data Handling
- The importance of validating and sanitizing user input.
- Preventing the processing of malicious data.
- Leveraging PHP's built-in validation and filtering features.
- Protecting applications from unexpected or malformed input.
Client-Side Security
- Understanding security risks associated with JavaScript.
- Secure handling of Ajax requests.
- Security considerations for HTML5.
- Strategies for preventing client-side vulnerabilities.
- Integrating client-side and server-side security practices.
Practical Cryptography for PHP Applications
- Fundamentals of cryptography.
- Hashing and password protection mechanisms.
- Encryption and secure data storage methods.
- Utilizing PHP security extensions, including OpenSSL.
- Applying best practices in cryptography.
PHP Security Features and Secure Development Techniques
- PHP security extensions and built-in protections.
- Using Ctype, ext/filter, and HTML Purifier.
- Secure coding patterns in PHP.
- Avoiding common PHP programming pitfalls.
- Secure handling of errors and exceptions.
PHP Environment Hardening
- Securing PHP configuration settings.
- Security recommendations for php.ini.
- Apache and server-level security considerations.
- Managing permissions and application configuration.
- Protecting production environments.
Advanced PHP Vulnerability Topics
- Time and state-related security issues.
- Open_basedir security considerations.
- Denial-of-service attack scenarios.
- Hash collision vulnerabilities.
- Recent PHP framework security concerns.
Security Testing and Assessment Techniques
- Overview of application security testing.
- Using security scanners and testing tools.
- Concepts of penetration testing.
- Proxy tools, sniffers, and fuzzing techniques.
- Static source code analysis.
Practical Secure Coding Workshop
- Analyzing vulnerable PHP applications.
- Applying 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.
