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Developers Guide to Web Application Security: A Guide for Developers and Penetration Testers

Developers Guide to Web Application Security: A Guide for Developers and Penetration Testers

by Michael Cross

Over 75% of network attacks are targeted at the web application layer. This book provides explicit hacks, tutorials, penetration tests, and step-by-step demonstrations for security professionals and Web application developers to defend their most vulnerable applications. This book defines Web application security, why it should be addressed earlier in the lifecycle in development and quality assurance, and how it... (more)

Zend Framework in Action

by Rob Allen, Rick Lo, Stephen Brown Pro, Nick Lo, Steven Brown

From rather humble beginnings as the Personal Home Page scripting language, PHP has found its way into almost every server, corporation, and dev shop in the world. On an average day, somewhere between 500,000 and 2 million coders do something in PHP. Even when you use a well-understood language like PHP, building a modern web application requires tools that decrease development time and cost while improving... (more)

Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers

Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers

by David A. Black, David Heinemeier Hansson

-The word is out: with Ruby on Rails you can build powerful Web applications easily and quickly! And just like the Rails framework itself, Rails applications are Ruby programs. That means you can't tap into the full power of Rails unless you master the Ruby language. Ruby for Rails , written by Ruby expert David Black (with a forward by David Heinemeier Hansson), helps Rails developers achieve Ruby mastery.... (more)

ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution (Programmer to Programmer)

ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution (Programmer to Programmer)

by Marco Bellinaso

ASP.NET 2.0 Programming: Problem Design Solution is aimed at describing, designing, and implementing a site much like the ones you’re probably working on or will be soon, while taking the opportunity to introduce and explain many of the new features that the new great ASP.NET 2.0 framework offers. Difficult problems are addressed head-on so you'll be ready for most of the problems you’ll typically face when... (more)

Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (Wrox Professional Guides)

Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (Wrox Professional Guides)

by Nicholas C. Zakas

* Dispels the myth that JavaScript is a "baby" language and demonstrates why it is the scripting language of choice used in the design of millions of Web pages and server-side applications * Quickly covers JavaScript basics and then moves on to more advanced topics such as object-oriented programming, XML, Web services, and remote scripting * Addresses the many issues that Web application developers face,... (more)

Building Java Enterprise Applications, Vol. 1: Architecture (O'Reilly Java)

Building Java Enterprise Applications, Vol. 1: Architecture (O'Reilly Java)

by Brett Mclaughlin

What are the key decisions and tradeoffs you face as you design and develop enterprise applications? How do you build the back end so that it not only handles your current needs but is flexible enough to allow your system to evolve as your needs expand? Building Java Enterprise Applications , an advanced 3-volume guide to building complex Java Enterprise Applications from the ground up, provides the answers.... (more)

Zope Web Application Construction Kit

by Martina Brockmann, Katrin Kirchner, Sebastian Lühnsdorf, Mark Pratt

Zope is a powerful application server and content management system, but because it is an open-source technology there is a tremendous need for reliable, practical documentation showing developers how to leverage Zope to its fullest.Written by developers at Beehive Electronic Media Inc., one of the world's leading Zope consulting firms, Zope Web Application Construction Kit provides readers with a practical,... (more)

Java Servlet Programming

by Jason Hunter

A few years ago, the hype surrounding applets put Java on the map as a programming language for the Web. Today, Java servlets stand poised to take Java to the next level as a Web development language. The main reason is that servlets offer a fast, powerful, portable replacement for CGI scripts. Java Servlet Programming covers everything you need to know to write effective servlets and includes numerous examples... (more)

Beginning Active Server Pages 2.0

by Brian Francis, Chris Ullman, David Sussman, John Kauffman, Juan T. Llibre

ASP is the future of the web. With ASP you can make your web pages more dynamic, more efficient and more responsive to the specific requirement of your users. It is not just a technology and to get the best out of it you will be using it in tandem with HTML and with one or more of the web's simple scripting languages. You'll also see how to use ASP and ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) to put database content on to your... (more)

Designing the Obvious

A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design

by Robert Hoekman

Designing the Obvious belongs in the toolbox of every person charged with the design and development of Web-based software, from the CEO to the programming team. Designing the Obvious explores the character traits of great Web applications and uses them as guiding principles of application design so the end result of every project instills customer satisfaction and loyalty. These principles include building... (more)

Professional Pen Testing for Web Applications (Programmer to Programmer)

Professional Pen Testing for Web Applications (Programmer to Programmer)

by Andres Andreu

There is no such thing as "perfect security" when it comes to keeping all systems intact and functioning properly. Good penetration (pen) testing creates a balance that allows a system to be secure while simultaneously being fully functional. With this book, you'll learn how to become an effective penetrator (i.e., a white hat or ethical hacker) in order to circumvent the security features of a Web application so... (more)

Hacking the Code: ASP.NET Web Application Security

Hacking the Code: ASP.NET Web Application Security

by Mark Burnett

Hacker Code will have over 400 pages of dedicated exploit, vulnerability, and tool code with corresponding instruction. Unlike other security and programming books that dedicate hundreds of pages to architecture and theory based flaws and exploits, HC1 will dive right into deep code analysis. Previously undisclosed security research in combination with superior programming techniques from Foundstone and other... (more)

Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 (with CD-ROM)

Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 (with CD-ROM)

by Tobias Ratschiller

As Web sites and intranets become larger and more complex, static HTML files hit their limits. In the first part of Web Application Development with PHP the authors explain PHP's advanced syntax like classes, recursive functions and variables. They present software development methodologies and coding conventions which are a must-know for industry quality products as well as to help making develop faster and more... (more)

Enterprise Java 2 Security: Building Secure and Robust J2EE Applications

Enterprise Java 2 Security: Building Secure and Robust J2EE Applications

by Marco Pistoia, Nataraj Nagaratnam, Larry Koved, Anthony Nadalin

Improving Web Application Security: Threats and Countermeasures

Improving Web Application Security: Threats and Countermeasures

by Microsoft Corporation

The authoritative guide to implementing fundamental security principles in .NET applications. This guide helps you design, build, and configure hack-resilient Web applications that reduce the likelihood of successful attacks and mitigate the extent of damage should an attack occur. It was created for architects and developers who need a holistic and systematic approach to securing their network, host, and... (more)

The Web Application Hacker's Handbook

by Marcus Pinto, Dafydd Stuttard

This book is a practical guide to discovering and exploiting security flaws in web applications. The authors explain each category of vulnerability using real-world examples, screen shots and code extracts. The book is extremely practical in focus, and describes in detail the steps involved in detecting and exploiting each kind of security weakness found within a variety of applications such as online banking,... (more)

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