Practical Web Application Security Testing
Abhay Bhargav, B. V. Kumar · 2010
It is important to assess a Web application for various security vulnerabilities that might manifest in the Web application during the design, development, and other phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). It is imperative that an application be comprehensively tested for security flaws before being deployed in a live production environment. In this chapter, we will explore some of the practical techniques used to assess Web applications for security.