Pro PHP Security

Part 1. The Importance of Security

1. Why Is Secure Programming a Concern?

Part 2. Maintaining a Secure Environment

2. Dealing with Shared Hosts

3. Maintaining Separate Development and Production Environments

4. Keeping Software Up to Date

5. Using Encryption I: Theory

6. Using Encryption II: Practice

7. Securing Network Connections I: SSL

8. Securing Network Connections II: SSH

9. Controlling Access I: Authentication

10. Controlling Access II: Permissions and Restrictions

Part 3. Practicing Secure PHP Programming

11. Validating User Input

12. Preventing SQL Injection

13. Preventing Cross-Site Scripting

14. Preventing Remote Execution

15. Enforcing Security for Temporary Files

16. Preventing Session Hijacking

Part 4. Practicing Secure Operations

17. Allowing Only Human Users

18. Verifying Your Users’ Identities

19. Using Roles to Authorize Actions

20. Adding Accountability to Track Your Users

21. Preventing Data Loss

22. Safely Executing System Commands

23. Handling Remote Procedure Calls Safely

24. Taking Advantage of Peer Review

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