Secure ASP.NET AJAX Development

Section 4. ASP.NET AJAX Security Testing

Section 4: ASP.NET AJAX Security Testing

Security Assurance Across the Life Cycle 82

Security Requirements 82

Security Testing Tools 85

ASP.NET AJAX Security Checklist 89

Security testing a Web application requires a different frame of mind than what most developers and testers have when testing an application. When functionally testing your application components, you are typically verifying that the application’s behavior meets the requirements that drove the design and implementation. You are taking a positive verification approach to make sure that it accomplishes what it is supposed to. On the other hand, security testing is more like exception and boundary testing where you are actively trying to ...