Securing PHP Apps

• Main Author: Edmunds, Ben (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2016.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer programming.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Computer security.; Computer Science.; Programming Techniques.; Systems and Data Security.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.

This is a quick read, at just over 100 pages. This is a handbook style guide to specific items you can act on. Is your PHP app truly secure? Let's make sure you get home on time and sleep well at night. Learn the security basics that a senior developer usually acquires over years of experience,...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Never Trust Your Users. Sanitize ALL Input!
• 2. HTTPS/SSL/BCA/JWH/SHA and Other Random Letters; Some of Them Actually Matter
• 3. Password Encryption and Storage for Everyone
• 4. Authentication, Access Control, and Safe File Handing
• 5. Safe Defaults, Cross Site Scripting, and Other Popular Hacks.