Chapter #1 Introduction To Web Application (Fundamentals)
Chapter #1 Introduction To Web Application (Fundamentals)
Chapter #1 Introduction To Web Application (Fundamentals)
Client side
browser
Database engine,
E.g. MySQL, SQL,
Oracle
etc.
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Cont’d….
Application Security
Performance - Load and Stress Testing
Usability
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Trends and Popularity
Firewalls
Session Management
Access Restriction
Access Restriction
Access restriction is one of the common way to hide sensitive information of web
application. There should be specific privileges for different types of user, including
end-user, admin etc. When an application makes system calls to access certain
programs, the calls should not be to actual directory paths or file names. Because it
may allow hackers to expose system-level information when they get access to the
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Perform Threat Modelling
A threat modelling process allows to identify threats,
vulnerabilities, potential attacks of the web application. For
building a secure application, It is essential to have the
understanding of threats against the application.
Read the basics about the following topics and present in the
class room.
• Types of application with their basic characteristics
• Web-based Application Architectures
• Application Design
• N-tier Designs