Review
" achieves its aims admirably " (PC Utilities, April 2004)
should be required reading for web developers (about.com, March 2004)
if you are a web techie you will love this book, I did (Infosecurity Today, July 04)
Review
"…achieves its aims admirably…" (PC Utilities, April 2004)
“…should be required reading for web developers…” (about.com, March 2004)
“…if you are a web techie you will love this book, I did…” (Infosecurity Today, July 04)
Infosecurity Today, July 04
Product Description
- This concise and practical book shows where code vulnerabilities lie–without delving into the specifics of each system architecture, programming or scripting language, or application–and how best to fix them
- Based on real–world situations taken from the author′s experiences of tracking coding mistakes at major financial institutions
- Covers SQL injection attacks, cross–site scripting, data manipulation in order to bypass authorization, and other attacks that work because of missing pieces of code
- Shows developers how to change their mindset from Web site construction to Web site destruction in order to find dangerous code
From the Back Cover
Peter G. Neumann, Author of Computer–Related Risks,and moderator of the Internet Risks Forum (risks.org).
This concise and practical book will show where code vulnerabilities lie and how best to fix them. Its value is in showing where code may be exploited to gain access to – or break – systems, but without delving into specific architectures, programming or scripting languages or applications. It provides illustrations with real code.
Innocent Code is an entertaining read showing how to change your mindset from website construction to website destruction so as to avoid writing dangerous code. Abundant examples from susceptible sites will bring the material alive and help you to guard against:
- SQL Injection, shell command i njection and other attacks based on mishandling meta–characters
- bad input
- cross–site scripting
- attackers who trick users into performing actions
- leakage of server–side secrets
- hidden enemies such as project deadlines, salesmen, messy code and tight budgets
All web programmers need to take precautions against producing websites vulnerable to malicious attack. This is the book which tells you how without trying to turn you into a security specialist.
