Handling Client-Side Data Securely in Web Pentesting Applications — 11 | 2023
Safeguarding Data Transmitted via the Client, Validating Client-Generated Data, and Implementing Robust Logging and Alerting Mechanisms | Karthikeyan Nagaraj
6 min readAug 3, 2023
Topics Covered in this Article:
1. Transmitting Data via the Client:
- Importance of Transport Layer Security (TLS) in data transmission
- Securing HTTP connections with HTTPS
- Utilizing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates
- Implementing HTTP security headers for enhanced protection
- The role of Content Security Policy (CSP) in mitigating attacks
- Best practices for secure data transmission in modern web applications
2. Validating Client-Generated Data:
- Understanding the risks associated with client-side data manipulation
- Importance of server-side validation as the first line of defense
- Implementing client-side validation for improved user experience
- Utilizing regular expressions and input…
