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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

Authentication

Authentication in software systems is a critical security component that involves verifying the identity of users, processes, or systems before granting access to resources or functionalities. When authenticating users, we often use a combination of something only the user would know, something about the user, something the user has, and, potentially, someplace the use is. Here are the key aspects and methods of authentication in software systems:

  • User Authentication – Username and Password: This is the most common method in which users provide a unique username and a secret password. This form of authentication falls into the category of something only the user should know. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requires users to provide multiple forms of identification, such as a password and a temporary code sent to their mobile device.
  • Biometric authentication: There are several methods commonly used in biometric authentication: fingerprint, hand, retina...