Web Security, Privacy and Commerce, 2nd Edition - page 1
- Starting Page
- Starting Page
- Starting Page
- Front Matter
- Preface
- Web Security: Is Our Luck Running Out?
- About This Book
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Comments and Questions
- History and Acknowledgments
- Part I: Web Technology
- Chapter 1. The Web Security Landscape
- 1.1 The Web Security Problem
- 1.2 Risk Analysis and Best Practices
- Chapter 2. The Architecture of the World Wide Web
- 2.1 History and Terminology
- 2.2 A Packet s Tour of the Web
- 2.3 Who Owns the Internet?
- Chapter 3. Cryptography Basics
- 3.1 Understanding Cryptography
- 3.2 Symmetric Key Algorithms
- 3.3 Public Key Algorithms
- 3.4 Message Digest Functions
- Chapter 4. Cryptography and the Web
- 4.1 Cryptography and Web Security
- 4.2 Working Cryptographic Systems and Protocols
- 4.3 What Cryptography Can t Do
- 4.4 Legal Restrictions on Cryptography
- Chapter 5. Understanding SSL and TLS
- 5.1 What Is SSL?
- 5.2 SSL: The User s Point of View
- Chapter 6. Digital Identification I: Passwords, Biometrics, and Digital Signatures
- 6.1 Physical Identification
- 6.2 Using Public Keys for Identification
- 6.3 Real-World Public Key Examples
- Chapter 7. Digital Identification II: Digital Certificates, CAs, and PKI
- 7.1 Understanding Digital Certificates with PGP
- 7.2 Certification Authorities: Third-Party Registrars
- 7.3 Public Key Infrastructure
- 7.4 Open Policy Issues
- Part II: Privacy and Security for Users
- Chapter 8. The Web s War on Your Privacy
- 8.1 Understanding Privacy
- 8.2 User-Provided Information
- 8.3 Log Files
- 8.4 Understanding Cookies
- 8.5 Web Bugs
- 8.6 Conclusion
- Chapter 9. Privacy-Protecting Techniques
- 9.1 Choosing a Good Service Provider
- 9.2 Picking a Great Password
- 9.3 Cleaning Up After Yourself
- 9.4 Avoiding Spam and Junk Email
- 9.5 Identity Theft
- Chapter 10. Privacy-Protecting Technologies
- 10.1 Blocking Ads and Crushing Cookies
- 10.2 Anonymous Browsing
- 10.3 Secure Email
- Chapter 11. Backups andAntitheft
- 11.1 Using Backups to Protect Your Data
- 11.2 Preventing Theft
- Chapter 12. Mobile Code I:Plug-Ins, ActiveX,and Visual Basic
- 12.1 When Good Browsers Go Bad
- 12.2 Helper Applications and Plug-ins
- 12.3 Microsoft s ActiveX
- 12.4 The Risks of Downloaded Code
- 12.5 Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Mobile Code II: Java, JavaScript, Flash, and Shockwave
- 13.1 Java
- 13.2 JavaScript
- 13.3 Flash and Shockwave
- 13.4 Conclusion
- Part III: Web Server Security
- Chapter 14. Physical Securityfor Servers
- 14.1 Planning for the Forgotten Threats
- 14.2 Protecting Computer Hardware
- 14.3 Protecting Your Data
- 14.4 Personnel
- 14.5 Story: A Failed Site Inspection
- Chapter 15. Host Security for Servers
