Developing secure applications

The application development process begins with the analysis of the requirements. For some applications, requirements may emerge as time progresses. Since application security is of prime importance, it must be taken into consideration early during the requirements and analysis phase of the software development cycle. In most cases, the tools and processes used to design and develop robust, clean, and efficient software also help in writing secure code. However, the following areas should be considered while developing secure hybrid cloud applications.

Data manipulation

A hybrid cloud application may have to handle different kinds of data. Some of it may be sensitive and requires special handling. For example, if the user's password has to be handled by the application, it should be handled with care. The following points should be considered while handling sensitive data:

• A password should not be visible on the screen when the user types it. Even if asterisks...