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Secure Software Development

You're reading from   Secure Software Development Learn to analyze and mitigate risks in your software projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835462836
Length 262 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Aspen Olmsted Aspen Olmsted
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Modeling a Secure Application FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Security Principles 3. Chapter 2: Designing a Secure Functional Model 4. Chapter 3: Designing a Secure Object Model 5. Chapter 4: Designing a Secure Dynamic Model 6. Chapter 5: Designing a Secure System Model 7. Chapter 6: Threat Modeling 8. Part 2: Mitigating Risks in Implementation
9. Chapter 7: Authentication and Authorization 10. Chapter 8: Input Validation and Sanitization 11. Chapter 9: Standard Web Application Vulnerabilities 12. Chapter 10: Database Security 13. Part 3: Security Validation
14. Chapter 11: Unit Testing 15. Chapter 12: Regression Testing 16. Chapter 13: Integration, System, and Acceptance Testing 17. Chapter 14: Software Penetration Testing 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

SQL injection

SQL injection is a cyberattack that occurs when an attacker inserts malicious SQL code into a query. This can happen when user input is not validated correctly or sanitized before being used in a SQL query. The goal of SQL injection is to manipulate the query in a way that allows unauthorized access to a database, retrieval of sensitive information, or modification of data.

Here are some critical points about SQL injection:

  • Vulnerable input points: SQL injection typically occurs in web applications where user inputs, such as form fields or URL parameters, are directly incorporated into SQL queries without proper validation or parameterization. We discussed this in Chapter 8 when we discussed input validation and sanitization.
  • Attack scenarios:
    • Unauthorized access: Attackers may use SQL injection to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to a system
    • Data retrieval: Attackers can manipulate queries to retrieve sensitive data from a database...
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