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6. Security and Best Practices in Advanced Full Stack Web Development

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Sections

  • 1

    Understanding Security Basics

    This section emphasizes the fundamental principles of web security that every full stack developer must understand to build secure applications.

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  • 1.1.1

    Key Security Principles

    Key security principles are essential for building secure web applications, ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, authorization, and non-repudiation.

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  • 1.2

    Securing The Frontend

    This section covers essential practices for securing the frontend of web applications to prevent vulnerabilities and attacks.

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  • 1.2.1

    Protecting Against Cross-Site Scripting (Xss)

    This section discusses Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks and best practices to protect web applications from such vulnerabilities.

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  • 1.2.2

    Secure Communication With Https

    This section emphasizes the importance of using HTTPS for secure data transmission in web applications.

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  • 1.2.3

    Input Validation And Escaping

    This section emphasizes the importance of input validation and escaping techniques to protect web applications from common security vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

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  • 1.3

    Securing The Backend

    This section focuses on securing the backend of web applications, emphasizing practices like secure authentication, preventing SQL injection, and securing APIs.

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  • 1.3.1

    Secure Authentication And Authorization

    This section discusses essential practices related to secure authentication and authorization in web applications.

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  • 1.3.2

    Preventing Sql Injection

    Preventing SQL injection involves applying specific coding practices to mitigate risks associated with unauthorized access to database systems.

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  • 1.3.3

    Securing Apis

    Securing APIs is vital in full-stack development to prevent unauthorized access and abuse.

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  • 1.3.4

    Protecting Against Cross-Site Request Forgery (Csrf)

    CSRF attacks trick authenticated users into making unwanted requests, but can be mitigated using anti-CSRF tokens and SameSite cookies.

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  • 1..4

    Security Headers And Best Practices

    This section discusses HTTP security headers designed to improve web application security.

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  • 1.4.1

    Content Security Policy (Csp)

    Content Security Policy (CSP) is a security feature that helps mitigate Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by defining which resources a browser is allowed to load.

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  • 1.4.2

    Http Strict Transport Security (Hsts)

    HSTS is a security feature that forces browsers to communicate with the server exclusively over HTTPS, enhancing web application security.

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  • 1.4.3

    X-Content-Type-Options

    This section covers the importance of the X-Content-Type-Options header in preventing browsers from interpreting files as a different MIME type, enhancing web security.

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  • 1.4.4

    X-Frame-Options

    The X-Frame-Options header is a crucial security measure that protects web applications from clickjacking attacks by controlling how a webpage can be displayed in frames or iframes.

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  • 1.5

    Data Encryption

    This section discusses the critical methods of data encryption to protect sensitive information both in transit and at rest.

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  • 1.5.1

    Encrypt Sensitive Data At Rest

    This section emphasizes the importance of encrypting sensitive data both in transit and at rest to protect user information.

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  • 1.5.2

    Use Secure Cookies

    This section discusses the importance and implementation of secure cookies in web applications to enhance security.

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  • 1.6

    Regular Security Audits

    Regular security audits are essential to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in web applications.

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References

AFSWD ch6.pdf

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