WebApi Secure Development - Bob Walker

Bob Walker

WebApi Secure Development

A collection of 4 posts

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Use ExceptionFilter to hide errors in your WebApi

One of the more common security mistakes is exposing too much information to our users. In the beginning of ASP.NET we had the famous "yellow screen of death." This screen was helpful to the developers trying to debug the program, it contained the error message, the stack

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Use ActionFilters to lock down ASP.NET WebAPI

Action filters are one of those little used but powerful features of the ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET WebAPI stack. Most people have heard of them or are at the very least aware of them, but few have taken the time to learn them. Outside of exception handling, the

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Prevent XSS Exploits - Content Security Policy Header

Ahh XSS exploits. A nice buzzword in security conferences and classes. It sounds so cool and mysterious with the X in the front. But what is it really? How can it possibly harm my site and my users. It is actually pretty simple when it comes down to it. A

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Secure .NET Development Introduction

There is a fine line between a secure .NET Web Application and an insecure .NET Web Application. A handful of tweaks here and there can make a world of difference Back in March, the company I work for, Farm Credit Services of America, paid for co-worker and me to fly