Web Application A web application is a software or a program that runs on the browsers. Web applications are developed using HTML, client side scripting and server side scripting technologies. They can be a browser based or client based. In browser based, programs run on a browser in a laptop, computer or mobile devices. In client based, a program runs on a computer or mobile device which interacts with a web server using standard protocols. Thus, web application are applications which allow users…

Introduction to Web Application Development Web Technology The growth of the World-Wide Web (WWW or simply Web) today is simply phenomenal. Each day, thousands more people gain access to the Internet (upwards of 6 million users at recent estimates). Easy retrieval of electronic information in conjunction with the multimedia capabilities of Web browsers (like Mosaic or Netscape) is what started this explosion. This document will provide some basic information behind some of this technology used in…

types of web application flaws are mostly caused by an attack, a threat or a weakness. To present these security vulnerabilities, I have taken into consideration the results from OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) organization, which is focused on improving the security of software. According to OWASP, top 10 most dangerous web vulnerabilities are listed below. • Injection Flaws Injection flaws, such as SQL, OS, and LDAP injection, allow attackers to relay malicious code through Web applications…

In today’s complicated world of internet security, securing a website or a web-application against hacking is a major task faced by all organization. Aside from static website, webpages have morphed into complex dynamic sites that utilizes vast resources and APIs, all the while communicating with database in real time and also that stores millions of its customers’ information. Among the various forms of attack techniques employed by hackers, Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection had risen…

WEB APPLICATION SECURITY Table of Contents Introduction to Web Application………………………………………………………………....04 Web Application Attacks…………………………………………………………………………04 Common Application Attacks……………………………………………………………………05 Injection Vulnerability…………………………………………………………………………...06 Cross-Site Scripting……………………………………………………………………………...07 Broken Authentication and Session Management……………………………………………….07 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………….08 List of Tables and Figures Web Application Exposed Structure…

Abstract Web testing is the name given to the software testing of web applications. Web applications are the applications that are ultimately meant to be viewed by user, so maintaining the quality of these applications is a major concern. This report focused on finding the software testing methods that are currently used to test functional and non functional requirements of web applications efficaciously. This paper also covers the challenges that are introduced while testing web applications. A web…

Chapter One INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background In our time and with the remarkable progress in the field of Internet, web sites can be considered the purpose and the main target for the Internet hackers. The Internet hackers worked on transfer their attacks from the well-defended network layer to the more accessible Web application layer, since this layer is one of the most important layers because that layer is used on a daily basis by people to manage all daily business such as commercial…

ABSTRACT The web is encountering a rapid growth in the most recent years. New technologies are presented at a quick pace with the point of narrowing the gap between web-based applications and conventional desktop applications. The outcomes are web applications that look and feel like the desktop applications while holding the benefits of being started from the web. However, these advancements include some significant pitfalls. The same advancements used to build responsive, wonderful and…

The web application requires security in order to protect customer data, as part of the application requires the customer to input their name and phone number. Also in order to prohibit unauthorised access and it prevents service interruptions, so Training4U can always provide a good service. Securing the application ensures that only administrators can access the admin pages, and instructors and customers can access their pages through the internet. In order to do this for the administrators a login…

3. Introduction to Web Application and it Security As we know, the growth of the internet was in the rapid paces; a lot of high bandwidth internet services had been provided and introduced into the world market. The web is changing fast from a one-way medium for ‘brochure-ware’ to a highly interactive and increasingly mission-critical platform. With this rapid evolution in web technology, web-based application now been considered as a part of the E-business world and been widely implemented…