Problem Set 6 - Security

In the previous problem set, we learned about scalability. In this problem set, we are going to learn about security. Since our application will be deployed on the open Internet, it is vulnerable to all sorts of security exploits. In this problem set, we will learn about common security exploits and how we can protect our application against them.

pset: Take the application you created in problem set 5 and add user management and authentication to it. Then try to make commin security exploits on it. Now understand what you can do to protect your application against such exploits.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand user management, authentication, user roles and other related concepts
• Understand the common security exploits possible for web applications
• Understand how to protect your application against them