Secure Developer .NET (Inc OWASP) Training Course

I. Introduction to Secure Coding and Web Application Security

1. Modern Web Application Threat Landscape

• Typical web application attack vectors
• Security risks in contemporary ASP.NET applications
• The impact of secure coding on the software development process
• Overview of the OWASP Foundation and its available resources

2. Secure Software Development Principles

• Security by design
• Defense in depth strategies
• The principle of least privilege
• Fail securely concepts
• Implementation of secure defaults
• Fundamentals of threat modeling

II. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)

1. Secure Software Development Lifecycle

• Integrating security throughout the development lifecycle
• Defining security requirements
• Secure architecture and design practices
• Adopting secure coding habits
• Conducting security testing and validation
• Secure deployment and ongoing maintenance

2. Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling

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

III. OWASP Top 10 for ASP.NET Applications

1. Understanding the OWASP Top 10

• Broken Access Control
• Cryptographic Failures
• Injection flaws
• 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• Vulnerable and Outdated Components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. Applying OWASP Recommendations

• Techniques for secure coding
• Implementing preventive controls
• Best practices for secure configuration
• Real-world examples and practical demonstrations

IV. Authentication and Authorization Security

1. Authentication Fundamentals

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

2. Authorization and Access Control

• Role-based authorization
• Claims-based authorization
• Policy-based authorization
• Preventing privilege escalation attacks
• Protecting 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

• Use of parameterized queries
• Input validation methods
• Output encoding strategies
• Security considerations for ORMs
• Safe database access practices

VI. Preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

1. Understanding XSS

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

2. XSS Prevention

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

VII. Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

1. Understanding CSRF

• How CSRF attacks operate
• Common attack scenarios
• Business impact of CSRF

2. CSRF Protection

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

VIII. Secure Configuration of ASP.NET Applications

1. ASP.NET Security Features

• Configuration security
• Secure HTTP headers
• HTTPS and TLS configuration
• Secrets management
• Secure error handling

2. Protecting Sensitive Data

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

IX. Input Validation and Secure Data Handling

1. Validating User Input

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

2. Secure Data Processing

• Serialization security
• Deserialization risks
• Data integrity
• Secure logging practices

X. Penetration Testing and Security Verification

1. Penetration Testing Methodology

• Planning security assessments
• Vulnerability identification
• Exploitation concepts
• Reporting findings

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

XI. Securing ASP.NET Applications

1. Applying Secure Coding Practices

• Secure authentication implementation
• Secure authorization implementation
• Session security
• Exception handling
• Logging and monitoring
• Secure deployment considerations

2. Security Best Practices

• Secure coding standards
• Dependency management
• Patch management
• 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

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

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

2. Final Discussion

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