Secure Developer .NET (Inc OWASP) Training Course

I. Introduction to Secure Coding and Web Application Security

1. The Modern Web Application Threat Landscape

• Typical attack vectors in web applications
• Security challenges in contemporary ASP.NET applications
• The significance of secure coding in software development
• Overview of the OWASP Foundation and its available resources

2. Core Principles of Secure Software Development

• Designing for security
• Defense in depth strategies
• Least privilege access
• Secure failure handling
• Secure default settings
• Basics of threat modeling

II. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)

1. The Secure Software Development Lifecycle

• Integrating security across the development lifecycle
• Defining security requirements
• Secure architecture and design practices
• Implementing secure coding standards
• Conducting security testing and validation
• Ensuring secure deployment and maintenance

2. Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling

• Identifying assets and potential threats
• Analysing the attack surface
• Overview of the STRIDE framework
• Prioritising security risks

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
• Vulnerable and outdated components
• Identification and authentication failures
• Software and data integrity failures
• Failures in security logging and monitoring
• Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

2. Implementing OWASP Recommendations

• Secure coding techniques
• Preventive control measures
• Best practices for secure configuration
• Practical examples and demonstrations

IV. Authentication and Authorization Security

1. Authentication Fundamentals

• Authentication mechanisms within ASP.NET
• Password security standards
• Multi-factor authentication implementation
• Session management strategies
• Identity management concepts

2. Authorization and Access Control

• Role-based authorization models
• Claims-based authorization
• Policy-based authorization
• Preventing privilege escalation attacks
• Safeguarding sensitive resources

V. Preventing Injection Attacks

1. Injection Vulnerabilities

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

2. Defensive Coding Techniques

• Using parameterized queries
• Validating input data
• Encoding output
• Security considerations for Object-Relational Mappers (ORM)
• Safe database access protocols

VI. Preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

1. Understanding XSS

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

2. Mitigating XSS

• Output encoding strategies
• Input validation methods
• Implementing Content Security Policy (CSP)
• Secure handling of HTML and JavaScript
• ASP.NET features for XSS prevention

VII. Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

1. Understanding CSRF

• How CSRF attacks function
• Typical attack scenarios
• Business impact of CSRF

2. CSRF Protection Strategies

• Use of anti-forgery tokens
• Configuring SameSite cookies
• Secure session management
• ASP.NET anti-forgery mechanisms

VIII. Secure Configuration of ASP.NET Applications

1. ASP.NET Security Features

• Configuration security
• Setting secure HTTP headers
• Configuring HTTPS and TLS
• Managing secrets
• Secure error handling

2. Protecting Sensitive Data

• Data protection APIs
• Secure storage of credentials
• Encryption fundamentals
• Key management practices

IX. Input Validation and Secure Data Handling

1. Validating User Input

• Whitelisting versus blacklisting approaches
• Server-side validation
• Client-side validation considerations
• File upload security

2. Secure Data Processing

• Serialization security
• Risks associated with deserialization
• Maintaining data integrity
• Best practices for secure logging

X. Penetration Testing and Security Verification

1. Penetration Testing Methodology

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

2. Security Testing Techniques

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
• Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
• Dependency and component analysis
• Manual code review processes

XI. Securing ASP.NET Applications

1. Applying Secure Coding Practices

• Implementing secure authentication
• Implementing secure authorization
• Enhancing session security
• Managing exceptions securely
• Logging and monitoring
• Considerations for secure deployment

2. Security Best Practices

• Adhering to secure coding standards
• Managing dependencies
• Patch management strategies
• Continuous security improvement

XII. Hands-on Security Workshop

1. Identifying and Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities

• Analyzing insecure ASP.NET code
• Identifying OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
• Understanding attack techniques
• Evaluating application security posture

2. Remediating Security Issues

• Applying secure coding fixes
• Validating mitigation effectiveness
• Testing remediated applications
• Secure coding review exercises

XIII. Summary and Course Review

1. Review of Key Concepts

• Secure design principles
• OWASP Top 10 mitigation strategies
• ASP.NET security features
• The secure development lifecycle

2. Final Discussion

• Secure coding best practices
• Embedding security into development teams
• Additional OWASP resources and tools
• Q&A and next steps