Lynda - ASP.NET Core: Security

Size: 812 MB | Duration: 2h 37m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 15&30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Intermediate | Language: English

Software security is an important consideration when designing and developing web applications. While security breaches and threats can have serious consequences, there are steps that software developers can take to keep their applications safe. In this course, explore techniques for securing and controlling access to your ASP.NET Core applications. Instructor Janan Siam covers how to implement authentication and authorization using both ASP.NET Core Identity framework and token authentication with IdentityServer. She discusses the most common types of attacks, and how to protect against them. In addition, Janan examines several strategies for protecting sensitive data in your applications, including encryption, the new Data Protection API, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

Topics include:

* Securing your app with Identity Framework

* Setting up token authentication in an MVC application

* Integrating external authentication service providers

* Protecting against common attacks such as XSRF and SQL injection

* Protecting sensitive data

* Encryption basics

* Working with cookies

* Displaying error information