The tangled Web

a guide to securing modern Web applications

English language

Published Feb. 17, 2011 by No Starch Press.

ISBN:
978-1-59327-388-0
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OCLC Number:
786166335

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"'Thorough and comprehensive coverage from one of the foremost experts in browser security.' --Tavis Ormandy, Google Inc. Modern web applications are built on a tangle of technologies that have been developed over time and then haphazardly pieced together. Every piece of the web application stack, from HTTP requests to browser-side scripts, comes with important yet subtle security consequences. To keep users safe, it is essential for developers to confidently navigate this landscape.In The Tangled Web, Michal Zalewski, one of the world's top browser security experts, offers a compelling narrative that explains exactly how browsers work and why they're fundamentally insecure. Rather than dispense simplistic advice on vulnerabilities, Zalewski examines the entire browser security model, revealing weak points and providing crucial information for shoring up web application security. You'll learn how to: Perform common but surprisingly complex tasks such as URL parsing and HTML sanitization Use modern security features like Strict …

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Subjects

  • COMPUTERS / Networking / Security
  • COMPUTERS / Internet / Security
  • Computer networks
  • Browsers (Computer programs)
  • COMPUTERS / Web / Browsers
  • COMPUTERS / Networking / General
  • COMPUTERS / Security / Cryptography
  • COMPUTERS / Security / General
  • Computer security
  • COMPUTERS / Networking / Network Protocols
  • Security measures
  • COMPUTERS / Web / Web Programming
  • COMPUTERS / Security / Viruses

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