Week 1: Input Validation
The purpose of the following series of articles is to aid you, the developer, in creating more secure applications. These articles do not assume any programming or security expertise, nor are the contents focused on any specific programming language or technology. This article contains tips for beginning and advanced developers, and it doesn’t matter if you develop in .NET, Java, PHP or any other of the numerous languages we use to develop applications. This series will be broken down into seven distinct articles. Each weekly article, listed below, will provide an overview of the pros and cons associated with its implementation, as well as how to handle them in a more secure manner.