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Course Outline
Day 1
IT Security and Secure Coding
- The nature of security
- Key IT security terminology
- Defining risk
- Various aspects of IT security
- Requirements across different application domains
- IT security versus secure coding
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The progression from vulnerabilities to botnets and cybercrime
- Characteristics of security flaws
- Challenges in addressing security issues
- From infected machines to targeted attacks
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Classification of security flaws
- Landwehr’s taxonomy
- The Seven Pernicious Kingdoms
- OWASP Top Ten 2013
- Comparing OWASP Top Ten: 2003 vs. 2013
Introduction to the Microsoft® Security Development Lifecycle (SDL)
- Agenda
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Applications under attack...
- The evolution of cybercrime
- Focus of attacks shifting towards applications
- The prevalence of vulnerabilities in smaller ISV applications
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Origins of the Microsoft SDL...
- Microsoft's Security Timeline...
- Which applications are mandated to follow SDL?
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Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL)
- Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) overview
- Pre-SDL Requirements: Security Training
- Phase One: Requirements
- Phase Two: Design
- Phase Three: Implementation
- Phase Four: Verification
- Phase Five: Release – Response Plan
- Phase Five: Release – Final Security Review
- Phase Five: Release – Archive
- Post-SDL Requirement: Response
- SDL Process Guidance for Line of Business (LOB) Apps
- SDL Guidance for Agile Methodologies
- Secure Software Development Requires Process Improvement
Secure Design Principles
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Attack Surface
- Attack surface reduction
- Attack Surface – Illustrative Example
- Attack Surface Analysis
- Attack Surface Reduction – Practical Examples
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Privacy
- Privacy Considerations
- Understanding Application Behaviors and Concerns
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Defense in Depth
- SDL Core Principle: Defense In Depth
- Defense in Depth – Illustrative Example
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Least Privilege Principle
- Least Privilege – Illustrative Example
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Secure Defaults
- Secure Defaults – Practical Examples
Secure Implementation Principles
- Agenda
- Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL)
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Buffer Overflow Fundamentals
- Intel 80x86 Processors – Primary Registers
- Memory Address Layout
- Function Calling Mechanism in C/C++ on x86
- Local Variables and the Stack Frame
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Stack Overflow
- Buffer Overflow on the Stack
- Exercises – Introduction
- Exercise: BOFIntro
- Exercise: BOFIntro – Determining the Stack Layout
- Exercise: BOFIntro – A Simple Exploit
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Input Validation
- Concepts of Input Validation
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Integer-Related Issues
- Representation of Negative Integers
- Integer Overflow
- Arithmetic Overflow – Predicting the Output!
- Exercise: IntOverflow
- What is the value of Math.Abs(int.MinValue)?
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Mitigating Integer Problems
- Mitigation Strategies for Integer Problems
- Preventing Arithmetic Overflow – Addition
- Preventing Arithmetic Overflow – Multiplication
- Detecting Overflow with the Checked Keyword in C#
- Exercise – Using the Checked Keyword in C#
- Exceptions Triggered by Overflows in C#
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Case Study – Integer Overflow in .NET
- A Real-World Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- Exploiting the Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Mitigating Path Traversal
Day 2
Secure Implementation Principles
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Injection
- Common SQL Injection Attack Methods
- Blind and Time-Based SQL Injection
- SQL Injection Protection Methods
- Command Injection
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Broken Authentication – Password Management
- Exercise – Weakness of Hashed Passwords
- Password Management and Storage
- Special-Purpose Hash Algorithms for Password Storage
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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Overview
- CSS Injection
- Exploitation: Injection via Other HTML Tags
- XSS Prevention
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Missing Function-Level Access Control
- Filtering File Uploads
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Practical Cryptography
- Ensuring Confidentiality with Symmetric Cryptography
- Symmetric Encryption Algorithms
- Block Ciphers – Modes of Operation
- Hash or Message Digest
- Hash Algorithms
- Message Authentication Code (MAC)
- Ensuring Integrity and Authenticity with a Symmetric Key
- Ensuring Confidentiality with Public-Key Encryption
- Rule of Thumb – Possession of Private Key
- Common Mistakes in Password Management
- Exercise – Hardcoded Passwords
- Conclusion
Secure Verification Principles
- Functional Testing vs. Security Testing
- Security Vulnerabilities
- Prioritization
- Security Testing in the SDLC
- Steps of Test Planning (Risk Analysis)
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Scoping and Information Gathering
- Stakeholders
- Assets
- The Attack Surface
- Security Objectives for Testing
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Threat Modeling
- Threat Modeling Overview
- Attacker Profiles
- Threat Modeling Based on Attack Trees
- Threat Modeling Based on Misuse/Abuse Cases
- Misuse/Abuse Cases – A Simple Web Shop Example
- STRIDE per Element Approach to Threat Modeling – MS SDL
- Identifying Security Objectives
- Diagramming – Examples of DFD Elements
- Data Flow Diagram – Example
- Threat Enumeration – MS SDL’s STRIDE and DFD Elements
- Risk Analysis – Classification of Threats
- The DREAD Threat/Risk Ranking Model
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Security Testing Techniques and Tools
- General Testing Approaches
- Techniques for Various Steps of the SDLC
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Code Review
- Code Review for Software Security
- Taint Analysis
- Heuristics
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Static Code Analysis
- Static Code Analysis Overview
- Exercise – Using Static Code Analysis Tools
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Testing the Implementation
- Manual Run-Time Verification
- Manual vs. Automated Security Testing
- Penetration Testing
- Stress Tests
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Fuzzing
- Automated Security Testing – Fuzzing
- Challenges of Fuzzing
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Web Vulnerability Scanners
- Exercise – Using a Vulnerability Scanner
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Checking and Hardening the Environment
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System – CVSS
- Vulnerability Scanners
- Public Databases
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Case Study – Forms Authentication Bypass
- NULL Byte Termination Vulnerability
- The Forms Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in the Code
- Exploiting the Forms Authentication Bypass
Knowledge Sources
- Secure Coding Sources – A Starter Kit
- Vulnerability Databases
- .NET Secure Coding Guidelines at MSDN
- .NET Secure Coding Cheat Sheets
- Recommended Books – .NET and ASP.NET
14 Hours
Testimonials (3)
Experience sharing, it's teacher's know-how and valuable.
Carey Fan - Logitech
Course - C/C++ Secure Coding
the knowledge of the trainer was very high - he knew what he was talking about, and knew the answers to our questions
Adam - Fireup.PRO
Course - Advanced Java Security
The topic is current and I needed to be updated
