Secure Developer .NET (Inc OWASP) Training Course

I. Introduction to Secure Coding and Web Application Security

1. Current Web Application Threat Landscape

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

2. Principles of Secure Software Development

• Security by design
• Defense in depth
• Principle of least privilege
• Secure failure handling
• Secure defaults
• Basics of threat modeling

II. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)

1. Secure Software Development Lifecycle

• Integrating security across the development lifecycle
• Defining security requirements
• Secure architecture and design
• Best practices for secure coding
• Security testing and verification
• Secure deployment and maintenance

2. Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling

• Identifying assets and potential threats
• Analyzing the attack surface
• Overview of the STRIDE framework
• Prioritizing 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• Vulnerable and Outdated Components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

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

IV. Authentication and Authorization Security

1. Fundamentals of Authentication

• Authentication mechanisms in ASP.NET
• Password security strategies
• Multi-factor authentication
• Session management
• Identity management

2. Authorization and Access Control

• Role-based authorization
• Claims-based authorization
• 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

• Use of parameterized queries
• Input validation
• Output encoding
• Security considerations for ORMs
• Safe practices for 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

• Output encoding
• Input validation
• 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

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

2. CSRF Protection Measures

• 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. ASP.NET Security Features

• Configuration security
• Secure HTTP headers
• HTTPS and TLS configuration
• Management of secrets
• Secure error handling

2. Protecting Sensitive Data

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

IX. Input Validation and Secure Data Handling

1. Validating User Input

• Whitelisting vs. blacklisting
• Server-side validation
• Considerations for client-side validation
• Security for file uploads

2. Secure Data Processing

• Security in serialization
• Risks associated with deserialization
• 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

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

• Implementing secure authentication
• Implementing secure authorization
• Session security
• Exception handling
• Logging and monitoring
• Considerations for secure deployment

2. Security Best Practices

• Adherence to secure coding standards
• Dependency management
• Patch management
• Continuous improvement of security

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 fixes for secure coding
• Validating mitigation strategies
• Testing remediated applications
• Exercise in secure coding review

XIII. Summary and Course Review

1. Review of Key Concepts

• Principles of secure design
• Strategies for mitigating OWASP Top 10 risks
• ASP.NET security features
• Secure development lifecycle

2. Final Discussion

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