Secure Developer .NET (Inc OWASP) Training Course

I. Introduction to Secure Coding and Web Application Security

1. Modern Web Application Threat Landscape

• Common attack vectors targeting web applications
• Security risks present in modern ASP.NET applications
• The impact of secure coding practices on software development
• Overview of the OWASP Foundation and its available resources

2. Secure Software Development Principles

• Designing with security in mind
• Defense in depth strategies
• Principle of least privilege
• Fail-secure mechanisms
• Secure default configurations
• Fundamentals of threat modeling

II. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)

1. Secure Software Development Lifecycle

• Integrating security across the development lifecycle
• Defining security requirements
• Secure architecture and design practices
• Implementation of secure coding techniques
• Security testing and verification processes
• Secure deployment and ongoing maintenance

2. Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling

• Identification of assets and potential threats
• Analysis of attack surfaces
• Introduction to the STRIDE framework
• Prioritization of security risks

III. OWASP Top 10 for ASP.NET Applications

1. Understanding the OWASP Top 10

• Broken Access Control
• Cryptographic Failures
• Injection
• Insecure Design
• Security Misconfiguration
• Vulnerable and Outdated Components
• Identification and Authentication Failures
• Software and Data Integrity Failures
• Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
• Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

2. Applying OWASP Recommendations

• Techniques for secure coding
• Implementation of preventive controls
• Best practices for secure configuration
• Real-world examples and live demonstrations

IV. Authentication and Authorization Security

1. Authentication Fundamentals

• Authentication mechanisms in ASP.NET
• Password security standards
• Implementation of multi-factor authentication
• Session management strategies
• Identity management protocols

2. Authorization and Access Control

• Role-based authorization
• Claims-based authorization
• Policy-based authorization
• Prevention of privilege escalation
• Protection of sensitive resources

V. Preventing Injection Attacks

1. Injection Vulnerabilities

• SQL Injection
• Command Injection
• LDAP Injection
• XML Injection
• Overview of NoSQL Injection

2. Secure Coding Techniques

• Use of parameterized queries
• Input validation methods
• Output encoding techniques
• Security considerations for ORMs
• Best practices for safe database access

VI. Preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

1. Understanding XSS

• Stored XSS
• Reflected XSS
• DOM-based XSS
• Common attack scenarios

2. XSS Prevention

• Output encoding
• Input validation
• Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation
• Secure handling of HTML and JavaScript
• ASP.NET features for XSS mitigation

VII. Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

1. Understanding CSRF

• Mechanisms of CSRF attacks
• Typical attack scenarios
• Business implications of CSRF

2. CSRF Protection

• Use of anti-forgery tokens
• SameSite cookie attributes
• Secure session management practices
• ASP.NET anti-forgery mechanisms

VIII. Secure Configuration of ASP.NET Applications

1. ASP.NET Security Features

• Configuration security
• Secure HTTP headers
• HTTPS and TLS setup
• Management of secrets
• Secure error handling

2. Protecting Sensitive Data

• Data protection APIs
• Secure credential storage
• Fundamentals of encryption
• Key management strategies

IX. Input Validation and Secure Data Handling

1. Validating User Input

• Comparison of whitelisting vs. blacklisting
• Server-side validation
• Considerations for client-side validation
• Security in file uploads

2. Secure Data Processing

• Serialization security
• Risks associated with deserialization
• Data integrity measures
• Secure logging practices

X. Penetration Testing and Security Verification

1. Penetration Testing Methodology

• Planning security assessments
• Identification of vulnerabilities
• Concepts of exploitation
• Reporting of findings

2. Security Testing Techniques

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
• Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
• Dependency and component analysis
• Manual code review processes

XI. Securing ASP.NET Applications

1. Applying Secure Coding Practices

• Implementation of secure authentication
• Implementation of secure authorization
• Session security measures
• Exception handling strategies
• Logging and monitoring practices
• Considerations for secure deployment

2. Security Best Practices

• Standards for secure coding
• Dependency management
• Patch management protocols
• Continuous improvement of security

XII. Hands-on Security Workshop

1. Identifying and Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities

• Analysis of insecure ASP.NET code
• Detection of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
• Understanding attack techniques
• Evaluation of application security posture

2. Remediating Security Issues

• Application of secure coding fixes
• Validation of mitigation strategies
• Testing of remediated applications
• Secure coding review exercise

XIII. Summary and Course Review

1. Review of Key Concepts

• Principles of secure design
• Mitigation strategies for the OWASP Top 10
• ASP.NET security features overview
• The secure development lifecycle

2. Final Discussion

• Best practices in secure coding
• Integrating security into development teams
• Additional OWASP resources and tools
• Q&A and next steps