README.md

Web Developer Security Checklist

A checklist of important security issues you should consider when creating a web application.

Introduction

This checklist has been reproduced verbatim from Michael O' Brien's blog post by the same name.

Contents

• Database
• Development
• Authentication
• Denial of Service Protection
• Web Traffic
• APIs
• Validation
• Cloud Configuration
• Infrastructure
• Operation
• Test
• Finally, have a plan

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.

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• Security Guide for Developers

License

To the extent possible under law, Viraj Kulkarni has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.