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Use the best practices taught in this book to defend your application against future attack patterns. You also will learn about other equally critical means of securing your application, including validation logic, threat modeling, authentication, authorization, and much more.
This book covers the role that .NET developers play when it comes to security. You will learn about cryptography, but that is not the only tool at your disposal. After reading this book you will come away feeling empowered and confident when it comes to taking charge of the application security issues that are in your control.

What You´ll Learn

Understand the key concepts of software-based security in the context of application development

See how to structure a distributed application inside and outside of the firewall

Explore and recognize common attack vectors

Gain a thorough understanding of validations

Work through various examples of software security with a sense of humor

Embrace the power you have as a developer

Know the risks in order to ensure that development efforts work to mitigate the risks

Who This Book Is For
.NET developers, especially those who are developing applications that are visible on the Internet

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Nick Harrison is a software developer with Vertical Alliance Group, a consultancy in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He has more than 20 years of experience developing software, starting with Unix system programming and ultimately progressing to .NET. He has expertise in full life cycle development, from initial inception through post-deployment support and has worked on many projects, including a full-featured loan origination system for a prominent mortgage lender and rapid prototypes for small startups. Nick has strategic experience resolving problems identified with data access logic and other performance bottlenecks. He is often found presenting at user group meetings and is the author of many articles and books on a wide range of technical topics, including MVC, T4, Roslyn, Software Metrics, Design Patterns, Web Design, and more.

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