Duration 5 days – 35 hrs
Overview
As organizations increasingly rely on PHP for web application development, ensuring the security of these applications becomes paramount. The PHP 8 Web Application Security Training course is designed to equip developers, security professionals, and system administrators with the knowledge and skills necessary to build and maintain secure PHP web applications.
Web applications are under attack every day. PHP, being one of the most widely-used programming languages on the web, is one of the main targets. Some oddities, especially those of older versions, facilitate some of the attacks. This course, PHP Web Application Security, helps developers to understand security risks, how vulnerabilities can be exploited, and how to avoid those attacks. First you’ll learn about how to defend against cross-site scripting, including new approaches such as content security policy. Next, you’ll learn about how cross-site request forgery works, why it works so well, and how you can implement protection using PHP.
Objectives
- Participants will develop a strong foundation in PHP programming.
- Explore the basics of web application security, including common vulnerabilities and attack vectors.
- Learn about the importance of secure coding practices and the impact of security on the development lifecycle.
- Explore the new security features introduced in PHP 8.
- Understand how PHP 8 enhances security through features like the JIT compiler and improvements in password hashing.
- Learn secure coding principles specific to PHP development.
- Explore techniques for input validation, output encoding, and proper error handling to mitigate common vulnerabilities.
- Implement robust user authentication and authorization mechanisms.
- Understand best practices for securing user sessions and preventing common authentication-related vulnerabilities.
- Dive into effective data validation and sanitization techniques to prevent SQL injection, XSS, and other injection attacks.
- Explore the use of parameterized queries and prepared statements.
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Mitigation:
- Identify and mitigate XSS and CSRF vulnerabilities in PHP applications.
- Implement secure practices for handling user input and preventing malicious script execution.
- Understand the risks associated with file uploads and downloads.
- Implement secure file upload and download mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access and execution.
- Explore the importance of security headers in web applications.
- Implement HTTPS and other security measures to enhance the overall security posture of PHP applications.
- Learn effective logging practices to detect and respond to security incidents.
- Explore monitoring tools and techniques to identify and address potential security threats.
- Apply security best practices when using popular PHP frameworks.
- Understand how to leverage framework-specific security features to enhance application security.
Audience
- PHP Developers: Developers who work with PHP for web application development.
- Individuals seeking to enhance their skills in secure coding practices and understanding PHP 8 security features.
- Web Developers: Front-end and back-end developers working on web applications that utilize PHP.
- Developers looking to strengthen their knowledge of web application security principles specific to PHP.
- Security Professionals: Information security professionals responsible for assessing and ensuring the security of web applications.
- Security analysts and consultants seeking specialized training in PHP application security.
- System Administrators: System administrators involved in the deployment and maintenance of PHP environments.
- Professionals responsible for configuring and securing web servers and PHP runtime environments.
- Technical Architects: Solution architects and technical leads involved in designing secure PHP-based systems.
- Professionals responsible for making architectural decisions that impact the security of web applications.
- IT Managers and Team Leads: IT managers and team leaders overseeing PHP development teams.
- Individuals responsible for ensuring that their teams follow best practices in PHP application security.
- Security Awareness Teams: Teams dedicated to promoting security awareness within an organization.
- Professionals interested in gaining insights into PHP-specific security considerations.
- Compliance and Risk Management Professionals: Individuals involved in compliance and risk management in organizations where PHP applications are critical.
- Professionals looking to align PHP development practices with security and compliance standards.
- Educational Institutions: Students and faculty in computer science, software engineering, and related fields.
- Educational institutions incorporating PHP security training into their curriculum.
Pre- requisites
- Familiarity with PHP programming language fundamentals, including variables, control structures, and functions.
- Understanding of web development concepts, HTML, and HTTP protocols.
- Basic knowledge of database concepts, especially relating to PHP and MySQL or other relational databases.
- Awareness of general cybersecurity principles and common web application security concepts.
Course Content
PHP Web Application Security
- Version Check
- Introduction
- Is PHP Insecure
- Security Principles
- OWASP
- Summary
Input Validation
- Introduction
- Online Shop
- What Is Input
- Hacking the Shop
- Validating Mandatory Input
- More Validation With PHP
- The ctype Extension
- The filter Extension
- PHP 7+ Typing
- Summary
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- Introduction
- Cracking the Shop
- Anatomy of XSS
- Same-origin Policy
- Consequences of XSS
- Types of XSS
- Filtering Input
- Escaping Output
- Preventing XSS in JSON
- Cross-site Script Inclusion (XSSI)
- Browser XSS Protection
- Understanding Content Security Policy (CSP)
- Using Content Security Policy
- Allowing Inline Code in CSP
- Testing a Content Security Policy
SQL Injection
- Introduction
- Cracking the Shop
- Famous SQL Injection Incidents
- How SQL Injection Works
- Vulnerable Code Patterns
- Finding SQL Injection
- Preventing SQL Injection
- PHP Database Escaping Functions
- Prepared Statements with PDO
- Prepared Statements with MySQL
- Prepared Statements with SQLite
- Prepared Statements with Oracle
- Prepared Statements with Microsoft SQL Server
- Summary
State Management
- Introduction
- Cracking the Shop
- Cookies Explained
- Securing Cookies
- Sessions with PHP
- Session Attacks and Countermeasures
- Securing PHP Sessions
- HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
- Summary
Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Introduction
- Cracking the Shop
- Cross-site Request Forgery Explained
- CSRF Countermeasures
- Token Creation with PHP
- Clickjacking
- Preventing Framing
- Summary
Storing Passwords
- Introduction
- Hashing or Encryption?
- Hashing Algorithms
- Cracking MD5
- PHP Hashing Algorithms
- PHP Password Hashing API
- More Hashing
- Summary
Error Handling
- Introduction
- Hacking the Shop
- Summary
