Beginning ASP.NET Security
A practical guide to securing ASP.NET sitesBeginning ASP.NET Securityis for novice to intermediate ASP.NET programmers and provides a step-by-step solution to securing each area of ASP.NET development. Rather than approaching security from a theoretical direction, MVP Barry Dorrans shows you examples of how everyday code can be attacked, and describes the steps necessary for defense. Inside, you’ll learn how you can defend your ASP.NET applications using the .NET framework, industry patterns and best practices, code libraries and resources provided by Microsoft and others.Beginning ASP.NET Security:Explores issues with user input including validation, cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF)Teaches how to securely access your database and defend against SQL injection attacksShares techniques for keeping secrets, including encryption, hashing and preventing information leaksExamines methods for authenticating and authorizing users, including ASP.NET membership providers and preventing cookie theftShares tips for securing your web server, including how ASP.NET uses trust levels and locking down IISUnveils ways to securely use WCF web servicesPresents security with the Microsoft ASP.NET Ajax framework and SilverlightIncludes an overview of security with the Microsoft MVC frameworkWrox Beginning guidesare crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.Programmer ForumsJoin our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world.Code DownloadsTake advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use.Read MoreFind articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.wrox.com