Security is all about defense in depth: applying layer upon layer of security controls such that any one single failure does not lead to a compromise of the application. One of those layers is the browser itself, which is becoming increasingly intelligent when it comes to implementing defenses. Security headers are a way of telling the browser how a website may behave when it’s loaded into the client. They provide numerous defenses against a variety of attacks in ways that have not previously been possible with security controls that ran solely on the server. In this course, we’ll walk through a number of essential security headers that provide even greater levels of defense for web applications. We’ll look at how they’re intended to work, what attacks they protect against, and how you can easily implement them in your website.
Author Name: Troy Hunt
Author Description:
Troy Hunt is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP for Developer Security, an ASPInsider, and a full time Author for Pluralsight—a leader in online training for technology and creative professionals. Troy has been building software for browsers since the very early days of the web and possesses an exceptional ability to distill complex subjects into relatable explanations. This has led Troy to become an industry thought leader in the security space and produce more than twenty top-rated courses … more