Readings Web Applications Security Tutorial Jerry Berkman, 2003. A Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services Open Web Application Security Project. 2005 PDF. Open Web Application Security Project OWASP.org. Top 10 Vulnerabilities in Web Applications. November 2006. Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World Bruce Schneier, John Wiley & Sons, 2000. [...]

Introduction Goals of forms and collecting user data Most web sites are built to provide information to visitors. When site owners want to hear from visitors; they make it easy by providing forms which ask questions related to the data they want to collect. Perhaps it’s just a simple message, such as, “How did you [...]

Readings 250 HTML and Web Design Secrets Molly E Holzschlag. Wiley Publishing. 2004. Page 319. Before data is sent to the server with a server scripting language, such as PHP, user data can be checked for accuracy. Many JavaScripts can help the visitor provide clean data before final data is submitted by the server-side script. [...]

Readings Web Security W3Schools.org. An introduction. Web Security By Geoff Marshall. SC magazine. 2003. Prevent Web servers from identifying themselves Brien M. Posey. Tech Republic. 2004. PHP and MySQL for the World Wide Web Larry Ullman. Visual Quickstart Guide. Peachpit Press. Chapter 8; a bit advanced. Open Web Application Security Project OWASP.org. Top 10 Vulnerabilities in [...]

Add a customized search field to your site: Customized OSU Searches A customized search selects only the directory (and sub-directories) of this local site. Google Customer Search For individual and business web sites.

Scripts can be placed in web pages to perform actions after an event occurs, such as submitting form data. Many scripts exist to handle various tasks and some are easy to customize for your unique purposes. Use a textbook, online tutorials, and other readings and resources to write a simple script. Download the chapter scripts [...]

Cookies are a way for the server to store information about a visitor on the visitor’s machine, so it can remember their name, needs, and login information during a visit. It’s like wearing a name tag. Read: How to Create and Use Cookies in PHP Set, Retrieve and Delete Cookies using PHP. The Site Wizard. [...]

Readings DHTML and CSS For the World Wide Web, 3rd Ed Chapter 11. See how the code for browser detection works. CSS hacks & browser detection Webcredible Ltd. 2004. Browser Compatibility Workshop BrowserHawk JavaScript Tip: Browser Detection And Redirection NetMechanic To help ensure your visitors get the best experience at your site–including being able to [...]