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* 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
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Please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet#Secure_Deployment
* 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 =

Revision as of 16:13, 8 January 2016

DRAFT CHEAT SHEET - WORK IN PROGRESS

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.

Authentication

User Authentication

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

Password Complexity

For more information on password complexity, please see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet#Implement_Proper_Password_Strength_Controls.

Session Management

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

Access Control

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

Input Data Validation

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

Secure Deployment

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

Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards Cheat Sheet

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

Common Vulnerabilities

SQL Injection

Please see 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

Security Misconfigurations

  • Diable all the services, ports, protocols and daemons that are not required.
  • 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

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

Directory Listing

  • Do not enable Directory Listing on your server

Concurrancy and Race Conditions

  • Use a locking mechanism to lock shared resources
  • Obtain a lock on shared resources before it is read

References

OWASP Cheat Sheets Project Homepage