Chapter 4. The Lifetime of a Secure Application

This chapter looks at the way in which software security is integrated into the application lifetime and provides practical advice that will help you understand the content contained in later chapters.

We define the term secure application to mean an application designed with security in mind. We firmly believe that truly effective software security is achieved only when it is completely integrated into the application development process and is understood to be every bit as important as stability, performance, and feature completeness.

We recommend that you read this chapter twice. Read it now to help build a context for the technical content of the following chapters. When you have finished reading this book and have a better grasp of .NET security, read this chapter again, and consider how you can improve your development process to best implement the advice and recommendations we make.