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Security-Driven Software Development

By : Aspen Olmsted
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Security-Driven Software Development

By: Aspen Olmsted

Overview of this book

Extend your software development skills to integrate security into every aspect of your projects. Perfect for any programmer or developer working on mission-critical applications, this hands-on guide helps you adopt secure software development practices. Explore core concepts like security specifi cation, modeling, and threat mitigation with the iterative approach of this book that allows you to trace security requirements through each phase of software development. You won’t stop at the basics; you’ll delve into multiple-layer att acks and develop the mindset to prevent them. Through an example application project involving an entertainment ticketing software system, you’ll look at high-profi le security incidents that have aff ected popular music stars and performers. Drawing from the author’s decades of experience building secure applications in this domain, this book off ers comprehensive techniques where problem-solving meets practicality for secure development. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the expertise to systematically secure software projects, from crafting robust security specifi cations to adeptly mitigating multifaceted threats, ensuring your applications stand resilient in the face of evolving cybersecurity challenges.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: Modeling a Secure Application
8
Part 2: Mitigating Risks in Implementation
13
Part 3: Security Validation

Stubs

In software integration testing, stubs are components or modules that simulate the behavior of natural components or dependencies. Stubs replace components or modules that are external to the unit being tested. The primary purpose of using stubs is to create a controlled testing environment and to isolate the unit under test from its external dependencies. Stubs provide simple predefined responses to requests made by the unit being tested, allowing developers to verify that the unit integrates correctly with its dependencies.

Here are some key concepts related to the use of stubs in integration software testing:

  • Stub definition: A stub is a minimal implementation of a component or module that provides predefined responses to calls being tested by the unit. It is a temporary replacement for the actual component to isolate the unit under test during integration testing. Stubs help create a controlled environment for testing and allow the unit under test to interact with...