Secure Developer .NET (Inc OWASP) Training Course

I. Introduction to Secure Coding and Web Application Security

1. Modern Web Application Threat Landscape

• Typical attack vectors for web applications
• Security risks associated with modern ASP.NET applications
• The importance of secure coding in the software development process
• Overview of the OWASP Foundation and its available resources

2. Principles of Secure Software Development

• Designing with security in mind
• Employing defense in depth strategies
• Implementing the principle of least privilege
• Ensuring systems fail securely
• Establishing secure default settings
• Fundamentals of threat modeling

II. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)

1. Secure Software Development Lifecycle

• Integrating security across the entire development lifecycle
• Defining security requirements
• Designing secure architectures
• Adhering to secure coding practices
• Conducting security testing and validation
• Managing secure deployment and maintenance

2. Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling

• Identifying critical assets and potential threats
• Analyzing the attack surface
• Overview of the STRIDE framework
• Prioritizing security risks effectively

III. OWASP Top 10 for ASP.NET Applications

1. Understanding the OWASP Top 10

• Broken Access Control
• Cryptographic Failures
• Injection vulnerabilities
• Insecure Design
• Security Misconfiguration
• Use of vulnerable and outdated components
• Failures in Identification and Authentication
• Failures in Software and Data Integrity
• Failures in Security Logging and Monitoring
• Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

2. Implementing OWASP Recommendations

• Techniques for secure coding
• Establishing preventive controls
• Best practices for secure configuration
• Practical examples and live demonstrations

IV. Authentication and Authorization Security

1. Fundamentals of Authentication

• Authentication mechanisms within ASP.NET
• Ensuring password security
• Implementing multi-factor authentication
• Managing sessions effectively
• Handling identity management

2. Authorization and Access Control

• Implementing role-based authorization
• Utilizing claims-based authorization
• Applying policy-based authorization
• Preventing privilege escalation
• Safeguarding sensitive resources

V. Preventing Injection Attacks

1. Injection Vulnerabilities

• SQL Injection
• Command Injection
• LDAP Injection
• XML Injection
• Overview of NoSQL Injection

2. Secure Coding Techniques for Prevention

• Using parameterized queries
• Validating input data
• Encoding output safely
• Security considerations for ORMs
• Best practices for safe database access

VI. Preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

1. Understanding XSS

• Stored XSS
• Reflected XSS
• DOM-based XSS
• Common attack scenarios

2. Strategies for XSS Prevention

• Implementing output encoding
• Performing input validation
• Applying Content Security Policies (CSP)
• Handling HTML and JavaScript securely
• Leveraging ASP.NET security features to prevent XSS

VII. Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

1. Understanding CSRF

• Mechanics of CSRF attacks
• Typical attack scenarios
• Business impact analysis

2. Protecting Against CSRF

• Using anti-forgery tokens
• Configuring SameSite cookies
• Implementing secure session management
• Utilizing ASP.NET anti-forgery mechanisms

VIII. Secure Configuration of ASP.NET Applications

1. ASP.NET Security Features

• Securing application configuration
• Setting secure HTTP headers
• Configuring HTTPS and TLS
• Managing secrets securely
• Implementing secure error handling

2. Protecting Sensitive Data

• Utilizing data protection APIs
• Storing credentials securely
• Fundamentals of encryption
• Best practices for key management

IX. Input Validation and Secure Data Handling

1. Validating User Input

• Comparing whitelisting and blacklisting approaches
• Implementing server-side validation
• Considerations for client-side validation
• Securing file uploads

2. Secure Data Processing

• Ensuring serialization security
• Mitigating deserialization risks
• Maintaining data integrity
• Adopting secure logging practices

X. Penetration Testing and Security Verification

1. Penetration Testing Methodology

• Planning security assessments
• Identifying vulnerabilities
• Concepts of exploitation
• Reporting security findings

2. Security Testing Techniques

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
• Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
• Analyzing dependencies and components
• Conducting manual code reviews

XI. Securing ASP.NET Applications

1. Applying Secure Coding Practices

• Implementing secure authentication
• Implementing secure authorization
• Enhancing session security
• Managing exceptions securely
• Implementing logging and monitoring
• Considering secure deployment factors

2. Security Best Practices

• Adhering to secure coding standards
• Managing software dependencies
• Maintaining patch management routines
• Pursuing continuous security improvement

XII. Hands-on Security Workshop

1. Identifying and Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities

• Analyzing insecure ASP.NET code
• Recognizing OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
• Understanding various attack techniques
• Evaluating overall application security

2. Remediating Security Issues

• Applying secure coding fixes
• Validating implemented mitigations
• Testing remediated applications
• Conducting secure coding review exercises

XIII. Summary and Course Review

1. Review of Key Concepts

• Revisiting secure design principles
• OWASP Top 10 mitigation strategies
• Recap of ASP.NET security features
• Summary of the secure development lifecycle

2. Final Discussion

• Best practices for secure coding
• Integrating security into development teams
• Exploring additional OWASP resources and tools
• Q&A and next steps