Secure Developer .NET (Inc OWASP) Training Course

I. Introduction to Secure Coding and Web Application Security

1. Modern Web Application Threat Landscape

• Common attack vectors for web applications
• Security risks associated with contemporary ASP.NET applications
• The importance of secure coding in software development
• An introduction to the OWASP Foundation and its available resources

2. Core Principles of Secure Software Development

• Security by design
• Defense in depth
• Least privilege principle
• Failing securely
• Secure defaults
• Fundamentals of threat modeling

II. Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDL)

1. Integrating Security into the SDLC

• Incorporating security throughout the development lifecycle
• Defining security requirements
• Establishing secure architecture and design
• Adopting secure coding practices
• Conducting security testing and validation
• Ensuring secure deployment and maintenance

2. Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling

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

III. OWASP Top 10 for ASP.NET Applications

1. Understanding the OWASP Top 10

• Broken Access Control
• Cryptographic Failures
• Injection
• Insecure Design
• Security Misconfiguration
• Vulnerable and Outdated Components
• Identification and Authentication Failures
• Software and Data Integrity Failures
• Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
• Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

2. Implementing OWASP Recommendations

• Secure coding techniques
• Preventive security controls
• Best practices for secure configuration
• Real-world examples and demonstrations

IV. Authentication and Authorization Security

1. Fundamentals of Authentication

• Authentication mechanisms within ASP.NET
• Password security strategies
• Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Effective session management
• Identity management

2. Authorization and Access Control

• Role-based authorization
• Claims-based authorization
• Policy-based authorization
• Preventing privilege escalation
• Protecting sensitive resources

V. Preventing Injection Attacks

1. Understanding Injection Vulnerabilities

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

2. Secure Coding Techniques for Mitigation

• Use of parameterized queries
• Comprehensive input validation
• Proper output encoding
• 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
• Typical attack scenarios

2. Strategies for XSS Prevention

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

VII. Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

1. Understanding CSRF

• Mechanisms of CSRF attacks
• Common attack scenarios
• Business impact analysis

2. CSRF Protection Mechanisms

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

VIII. Secure Configuration of ASP.NET Applications

1. Key ASP.NET Security Features

• Configuration security
• Serving secure HTTP headers
• Configuring HTTPS and TLS
• Secrets management
• Secure error handling procedures

2. Protecting Sensitive Data

• Data protection APIs
• Secure storage of credentials
• Fundamentals of encryption
• Key management practices

IX. Input Validation and Secure Data Handling

1. Validating User Input

• Whitelisting versus blacklisting approaches
• Server-side validation requirements
• Considerations for client-side validation
• File upload security measures

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 reviews

XI. Securing ASP.NET Applications

1. Applying Secure Coding Practices

• Implementing secure authentication
• Implementing secure authorization
• Ensuring session security
• Effective exception handling
• Logging and monitoring
• Considerations for secure deployment

2. Security Best Practices

• Adhering to secure coding standards
• Managing dependencies
• Patch management processes
• 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 mitigations
• Testing remediated applications
• Secure coding review exercise

XIII. Summary and Course Review

1. Review of Key Concepts

• Principles of secure design
• Mitigation strategies for the OWASP Top 10
• Key ASP.NET security features
• The Secure Development Lifecycle

2. Final Discussion

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