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9783836404464: Web Application Firewalls
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ISBN 10: 383640446X ISBN 13: 9783836404464
Editorial: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K., 2007

Sinopsis

Web applications are not protected by today’s network level firewalls,because they allow access to TCP port 80 without restrictions. However, manysuccessful attacks today are not on the network level, but on applicationlevel. For protecting against application level attacks, a firewall mustunderstand the application protocols, that are used on its open ports. Thishappens in application level firewalls and for Web application in Webapplication firewalls. The underlying concepts of Web application firewallsdiffer much from the concepts of traditional network level firewalls. This bookexplains the underlying concepts of Web application firewalls. Afterwards,they are applied to a collection of security requirements, that applicationdevelopers should respect today for developing a secure Web application. AWeb application firewall is capable of automatically implementing many ofthese requirements. As a result, Web application developers can ignore theserequirements, because the Web applications firewall already ensures theirimplementation and therefore the security of the Web application. This bookis intended for anyone, who is interested in securing his Web application.

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Web applications are not protected by today's network level firewalls, because they allow access to TCP port 80 without restrictions. However, many successful attacks today are not on the network level, but on application level. For protecting against application level attacks, a firewall must understand the application protocols, that are used on its open ports. This happens in application level firewalls and for Web application in Web application firewalls. The underlying concepts of Web application firewalls differ much from the concepts of traditional network level firewalls. This book explains the underlying concepts of Web application firewalls. Afterwards, they are applied to a collection of security requirements, that application developers should respect today for developing a secure Web application. A Web application firewall is capable of automatically implementing many of these requirements. As a result, Web application developers can ignore these requirements, because the Web applications firewall already ensures their implementation and therefore the security of the Web application. This book is intended for anyone, who is interested in securing his Web application.

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Editorial
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K.
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
383640446X
ISBN 13 
9783836404464
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
168
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