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GraphQL

GraphQL is an open source query language originally developed by Facebook that can be used to build APIs as an alternative to REST and SOAP. It has...

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Forgot Password Service

In order to implement a proper user management system, systems integrate a Forgot Password service that allows the user to request a password reset. Even though this functionality...

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File upload

File upload is becoming a more and more essential part of any application, where the user is able to upload their photo, their CV, or a...

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Error Handling

Error handling is a part of the overall security of an application. Except in movies, an attack always begins with a Reconnaissance phase in which the attacker will...

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The .NET Framework

The .NET Framework is Microsoft’s principal platform for enterprise development. It is the supporting API for ASP.NET, Windows Desktop applications, Windows Communication Foundation services, SharePoint, Visual...

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Docker Containerization Technology

Docker is the most popular containerization technology. Upon proper use, it can increase the level of security (in comparison to running applications directly on the host)....

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Django REST Framework

The Django REST framework abstracts developers from quite a bit of tedious work and provides the means to build APIs quickly and with ease using Django....

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Anti-DoS Methods

Because anti-DoS methods cannot be one-step solutions, your developers and application/infrastructure architects must develop DoS solutions carefully. They must keep in mind that “availability” is a...

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Transport Layer Protection

This cheat sheet provides guidance on securely configuring and using the SQL and NoSQL databases. It is intended to be used by application developers when they...

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 XSS Prevention

The XSS Prevention Cheatsheet does an excellent job of addressing Reflected and Stored XSS. This cheatsheet addresses DOM (Document Object Model) based XSS and is an extension (and...

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DOM Clobbering 

DOM Clobbering is a type of code-reuse, HTML-only injection attack, where attackers confuse a web application by injecting HTML elements whose id or name attribute matches the name of security-sensitive variables...

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Cryptographic Storage

Passwords should not be stored using reversible encryption – secure password hashing algorithms should be used instead. The Password Storage Cheat Sheet contains further guidance on storing passwords....

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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a misnomer. Originally this term was derived from early versions of the attack that were primarily focused on stealing data cross-site. Since...

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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack occurs when a malicious web site, email, blog, instant message, or program tricks an authenticated user’s web browser into performing an unwanted...

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Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is by far the best defense against the majority of password-related attacks, including credential stuffing and password spraying, with analysis by Microsoft suggesting...

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Choosing and Using Security Questions

If you are curious, please have a look at this study by Microsoft Research in 2009 and this study performed at Google in 2015. The accompanying Security blog update includes an infographic...

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