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JavaScript Security

You're reading from JavaScript Security Learn JavaScript security to make your web applications more secure

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783988006

Length 112 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Node.js

Concepts

Application Security

Author (1):

Eugene Liang

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Table of Contents (8) Chapters

Preface

1. JavaScript and the Web FREE CHAPTER

2. Secure Ajax RESTful APIs

3. Cross-site Scripting

4. Cross-site Request Forgery

5. Misplaced Trust in the Client

6. JavaScript Phishing

Index

Index

A

addToDo() function / Frontend code for the to-do list app on top of Express.js
Ajax
- about / jQuery Ajax
alert() function
- about / What is cross-site scripting?
animate() method / Animation
app ID
- creating / Creating your own app ID and app secret – OAuth-styled
app secret
- creating / Creating your own app ID and app secret – OAuth-styled
attacks
- preventing / Basic defense against similar attacks
autoescape function / Do not trust users – parsing input by users

B

Bootstrap
- URL / Avoid using pop ups and keep your address bars

C

chaining
- about / Chaining
checkPasswordValues() function / The templates
checkUserNameValues() function / The templates
cookie-session
- URL / Basic defense against similar attacks
cross-site request forgery (CSRF) / Cross-site request forgery
- about / Introducing cross-site request...

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Authors (1)

Eugene Liang

Eugene Liang

Y.E Liang is a researcher, author, web developer, and business developer. He has experience in both frontend and backend development, particularly in engineering, user experience using JavaScript/CSS/HTML, and performing social network analysis. He has authored multiple books and research papers.

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