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= DRAFT CHEAT SHEET - WORK IN PROGRESS =
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= IMPORTANT =
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The Cheat Sheet Series project has been moved to [https://github.com/OWASP/CheatSheetSeries GitHub]!
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An [https://github.com/OWASP/CheatSheetSeries/issues/13 open discussion] is pending about to exclude or not this cheat sheet of the V2 of the project.
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= Introduction =
 
= Introduction =
 
The goal of this document is to create high level guideline for secure coding practices. The goal is to keep the overall size of the document condensed and easy to digest.  Individuals seeking addition information on the specific areas should refer to the included links to learn more.
 
The goal of this document is to create high level guideline for secure coding practices. The goal is to keep the overall size of the document condensed and easy to digest.  Individuals seeking addition information on the specific areas should refer to the included links to learn more.
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Why should you be having a secure coding policy? It helps in maintaining consistency across organisation and helps in vertical and horizontal scaling of usage of standards for web development projects.  
 
Why should you be having a secure coding policy? It helps in maintaining consistency across organisation and helps in vertical and horizontal scaling of usage of standards for web development projects.  
  
= Authentication=
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= User Authentication =
  
== User Authentication ==
 
 
Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Utilize_Multi-Factor_Authentication
 
Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Utilize_Multi-Factor_Authentication
  
=== Password Complexity ===
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= Password Complexity =
  
For more information on password complexity, please see [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Implement_Proper_Password_Strength_Controls https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Implement_Proper_Password_Strength_Controls].
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Please see [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Implement_Proper_Password_Strength_Controls https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Implement_Proper_Password_Strength_Controls].
  
 
= Session Management =
 
= Session Management =
  
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet
  
 
= Access Control =
 
= Access Control =
  
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Access_Control_Cheat_Sheet
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Access_Control_Cheat_Sheet
  
 
= Input Data Validation =
 
= Input Data Validation =
  
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet
  
 
= Output Encoding =
 
= Output Encoding =
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= File Uploads =  
 
= File Uploads =  
  
==Upload Verification==
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet#File_Uploads
*Use input validation to ensure the uploaded filename uses an expected extension type
 
*Ensure the uploaded file is not larger than a defined maximum file size
 
 
 
==Upload Storage==
 
*Use a new filename to store the file on the OS. Do not use any user controlled text for this filename or for the temporary filename.
 
*Store all user uploaded files on a separate domain (e.g. mozillafiles.net vs mozilla.org). Archives should be analyzed for malicious content (anti-malware, static analysis, etc)
 
 
 
==Public Serving of Uploaded Content==
 
*Ensure the image is served with the correct content-type (e.g. image/jpeg, application/x-xpinstall)
 
 
 
==Beware of "special" files==
 
* The upload feature should be using a whitelist approach to only allow specific file types and extensions. However, it is important to be aware of the following file types that, if allowed, could result in security vulnerabilities.
 
*"crossdomain.xml" allows cross-domain data loading in Flash, Java and Silverlight.  If permitted on sites with authentication this can permit cross-domain data theft and CSRF attacks.  Note this can get pretty complicated depending on the specific plugin version in question, so its best to just prohibit files named "crossdomain.xml" or "clientaccesspolicy.xml".
 
*".htaccess" and ".htpasswd" provides server configuration options on a per-directory basis, and should not be permitted.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess
 
 
 
==Upload Verification==
 
*Use image rewriting libraries to verify the image is valid and to strip away extraneous content.
 
*Set the extension of the stored image to be a valid image extension based on the detected content type of the image from image processing (e.g. do not just trust the header from the upload).
 
*Ensure the detected content type of the image is within a list of defined image types (jpg, png, etc)
 
 
 
  
 
= Error Handling =
 
= Error Handling =
  
Typical types of errors:
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet#Error_Handling
• The result of business logic conditions not being met.
 
• The result of the environment wherein the business logic resides fails.
 
• The result of upstream or downstream systems upon which the application depends fail.
 
• Technical hardware / physical failure.
 
 
 
To address these errors:
 
 
 
* Ensure that all method/function calls that return a value have proper error handling and return value checking
 
* Ensure that exceptions and error conditions are properly handled
 
* Ensure that no system errors can be returned to the user
 
* Ensure that the application fails in a secure manner
 
* Ensure resources are released if an error occurs
 
* Ensure that stack trace is not thrown to the user
 
* If the language in question has a finally method, use it. The finally method is always called. The finally method can be used to release resources referenced by the method that threw the exception.
 
This is very important. An example would be if a method gained a database connection from a pool of connections,
 
and an exception occurred without finally, the connection object shall not be returned to the pool for some time (until the timeout).
 
This can lead to pool exhaustion. The method finally() is called even if no exception is thrown.
 
 
 
  
 
= Logging and Auditing =
 
= Logging and Auditing =
  
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Logging_Cheat_Sheet
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Logging_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
  
 
= Cryptography =
 
= Cryptography =
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet#Cookies
 
Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet#Cookies
 
= Secure Deployment =
 
 
* Secure access to with authentication and authorisation to configuration files, directories, and resources on the host so that direct access to such artifacts is disallowed
 
* Use a “deny all” rule to deny access to resources on the hosts and then grant access on need basis
 
* In Apache HTTP server, ensure directories like WEB-INF and META-INF are protected. If permissions for a directory and subdirectories are specified in .htaccess file, ensure that it is protected using the “deny all” rule
 
* While using Struts framework, ensure that JSP files are not accessible directly by denying access to *.jsp files in web.xml
 
* Maintain a clean environment. remove files that contain source code but are not used by the application.
 
* Ensure production environment does not contain any source code / development tools and that the production
 
* Ensure environment contains only compiled code / executables.
 
* Remove test code / debug code (that might contain backdoors).
 
* Remove commented code and meta tags as they might contain sensitive data.
 
* If applicable, obfuscate your code to ensure that reverse engineering is avoided
 
 
  
 
= Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards Cheat Sheet =
 
= Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards Cheat Sheet =
  
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
= Common Vulnerabilities =
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== SQL Injection ==
 
 
 
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/SQL_Injection_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
 
== Cross Site Scripting ==
 
 
 
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/DOM_based_XSS_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
 
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_(Cross_Site_Scripting)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
 
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_Filter_Evasion_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
 
== Cross Site Request Forgery ==
 
 
 
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
 
 
 
== Preventing Malicious Site Framing (ClickJacking) ==
 
  
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Clickjacking_Defense_Cheat_Sheet#Defending_with_X-Frame-Options_Response_Headers
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= SQL Injection =
  
== Security Misconfigurations ==
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/SQL_Injection_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
  
* Diable all the services, ports, protocols and daemons that are not required.
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= Cross Site Scripting =
* Change all the default and vendor supplied passwords
 
* Protect servers by grouping all similar functions into a VLAN
 
* White wash error messages such that no internal workings are revealed
 
* Prevent stack traces from leaving the container.
 
* Authorising access to the least amount of data/ least number of pages that is possible
 
  
== Insecure Direct Object references ==
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/DOM_based_XSS_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
  
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Direct_Object_Reference_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_(Cross_Site_Scripting)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
  
== Directory Listing ==
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_Filter_Evasion_Cheat_Sheet
  
* Do not enable Directory Listing on your server
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= Cross Site Request Forgery =
  
== Concurrancy and Race Conditions ==
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
  
* Use a locking mechanism to lock shared resources
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= Preventing Malicious Site Framing (ClickJacking) =
* Obtain a lock on shared resources before it is read
 
  
== References ==
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Clickjacking_Defense_Cheat_Sheet#Defending_with_X-Frame-Options_Response_Headers
  
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= Insecure Direct Object references =
  
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Direct_Object_Reference_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet
  
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Latest revision as of 10:26, 16 February 2019

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IMPORTANT

The Cheat Sheet Series project has been moved to GitHub!

An open discussion is pending about to exclude or not this cheat sheet of the V2 of the project.

Introduction

The goal of this document is to create high level guideline for secure coding practices. The goal is to keep the overall size of the document condensed and easy to digest. Individuals seeking addition information on the specific areas should refer to the included links to learn more.

How To Use This Document

The information listed below are generally acceptable secure coding practices; however, it is recommend that organizations consider this a base template and update individual sections with secure coding recommendations specific to the organization's policies and risk tolerance.

Secure Coding Policy

Always maintain a secure coding policy. List down the activities that are related to maintenance of secure coding standards (would these standards be technology specific or technology agnostic), feedback of code review output to training, input data validation, output data validation etc

Why should you be having a secure coding policy? It helps in maintaining consistency across organisation and helps in vertical and horizontal scaling of usage of standards for web development projects.

User Authentication

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Utilize_Multi-Factor_Authentication

Password Complexity

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Implement_Proper_Password_Strength_Controls.

Session Management

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet

Access Control

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Access_Control_Cheat_Sheet

Input Data Validation

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet

Output Encoding

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet#Output_Encoding

Secure Transmission / Network Layer security

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Transport_Layer_Protection_Cheat_Sheet#Benefits

File Uploads

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet#File_Uploads

Error Handling

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet#Error_Handling

Logging and Auditing

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Logging_Cheat_Sheet

Cryptography

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cryptographic_Storage_Cheat_Sheet

Cookie Management

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet#Cookies

Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards Cheat Sheet

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet

SQL Injection

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/SQL_Injection_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet

Cross Site Scripting

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/DOM_based_XSS_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_(Cross_Site_Scripting)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_Filter_Evasion_Cheat_Sheet

Cross Site Request Forgery

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet

Preventing Malicious Site Framing (ClickJacking)

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Clickjacking_Defense_Cheat_Sheet#Defending_with_X-Frame-Options_Response_Headers

Insecure Direct Object references

Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Direct_Object_Reference_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet


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