OWASP Newsletter 3

Using the same format as used in OWASP Newsletter 1 and OWASP Newsletter 2 this is the page that will be used for the next Newsletter

OWASP News

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OWASP Projects that need your help

• Java Project: Convert Mark Petrovic's article Discovering a Java Application's Security Requirements into the WIKI (contact Stephen de Vries if you are interrested)
• .NET Project: Add PDP GnuCitizen AttackAPI to OWASP Site Generator and convert the php files into ASP.NET
• OWASP Testing Project v2.0 - Now that the The OWASP Testing Guide v2.0 has reached the 'Release Candidate 1 milestone, the time has come to make sure that everything is 100% and that there is nothing major missing (review process ends on the 10th of Feb).
• OWASP WebScarab NG Project - New version is already very usable and we need your feedback

Featured Projects:

OWASP Java Project

The Category:OWASP Java Project's goal is to enable Java and J2EE developers to build secure applications efficiently. See the OWASP Java Project Roadmap for more information on our plans.

Some links from OWASP Java Table of Contents:

• How to perform HTML entity encoding in Java to prevent Cross Site Scripting attacks
• JAAS Tomcat Login Module - an example of how to implement a time delayed JAAS login module in Tomcat
• Securing Apache Tomcat - a guide for deployers on how to secure Apache Tomcat
• Hashing in Java - how to securely implement cryptographic hashing in Java
• Java Security Resources
• and How to add validation logic to HttpServletRequest, Declarative Access Control in Java, Protecting code archives with digital signatures, JAAS Timed Login Module

Featured Project: OWASP Live CD

The BETA Release of OWASP LiveCD ready for testing.

This distro is Beta Version 0.8 named "LabRat" and is part of the OWASP Autumn of Code sponsorship. The distro is focused on providing all of OWASP tools and documents on a bootable CD. The goal is to have a portable distro that can be used by professional penetration testers,security admins, Students, or anyone interested in computer security to perform work,training, or research. All you have to do is burn the .ISO to DVD or start under Vmware/Virtual PC and you will have a full Linux desktop environment loaded with OWASP tools and documents.

The distro can be downloaded from the PacketFocus website (http://packetfocus.com/hackos/AOC_Labrat-ALPHA-0008.iso) ((800mb)) After you download it just burn it to a DVD or use something like Vmware server to try it out. Vmware is a free download now (www.vmware.com)

Latest additions to the WIKI

New Pages

• PDF Attack Filter for Apache mod rewrite - PDF Attack Filter for Apache mod rewrite, served by Apache with mod_rewrite installed.
• Struts XSLT Viewer
• Reviewing code for XSS issues
• OWASP WebScarab NG Project Technical Info, if you want to know what is happening under the hood of the new version of OWASP WebScarab NG Project
• with some content Portuguese (new chapter), All clients can be reverse engineered, monitored, and modified, Native Methods, Long long ago..., Java applet code review

Updated pages

• OWASP student projects - Updated with new ideas for projects
• How OWASP Works - Updated information on OWASP's board current structure and future plans
• Phoenix/Tools
• San_Francisco
• With Minor updates: Bytecode obfuscation, Chapters Assigned, Category:OWASP Top Ten Project

OWASP Community

• Feb 15 (18:00h) - Seattle chapter meeting
• Feb 13 (18:00h) - Ireland chapter meeting
• Feb 6 (18:00h) - Melbourne chapter meeting
• Jan 31 (15:00h) - Mumbai chapter meeting
• Jan 30 (11:30h) - Austin chapter meeting
• Jan 25 (18:00h) - San Francisco chapter meeting
• Jan 25 (14:30h) - Italy@ISACA Rome
• Jan 24 (17:30h) - 6th OWASP Israel chapter meeting
• Jan 23 (18:00h) - Belgium chapter meeting

Application Security News

• Web Application Security Professionals Survey (Jan. 2007) - Jeremiah Grossman just released his survey with lots of very interresting data. Make sure you check out section '11) Top 3 web application security resources' which is a nice database of the most popular vulnerability assessment tools and knowledge resources (#1 was RSnake's Blog, and #2 was OWASP :) )

• Don't take security advice from the devil you know! - He lies. Especially about security flaws. This article notes an increase in vulnerabilities found in open source packages and concludes that... "For the personal sites and the mom-and-pop stores that rely on the software, it certainly affects them," Martin said. "But larger companies likely aren't affected." Right.

• Hackers attack MoneyGram International server, breach personal info of 80,000 customers - A MoneyGram International server has been breached, allowing cybercrooks access to the personal information of nearly 80,000 people. Hackers accessed the server through the web sometime last month, the money-transfer company said in a statement released on Friday.

• Also worth a read: A Rude Awakening , Making Security Rewarding Discovering a Java Application's Security Requirements, Security Startups Make Debut, Source Code Specialist Fortify to Buy Secure Software , Ajax Sniffer - Prrof of concept, Decoding the Google Blacklist, Visual WebGui Announces The Dot.Net Answer To Google's GWT

OWASP references in the Media

• Lock it down: Use the OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 1, Builder.com, Jan 19, 2007