A Final Word To Our Readers

We've poured our hearts, minds, and combined experience into this book, and we sincerely hope that all of our effort translates to tremendous time savings for those of you responsible for securing web applications. We think you've made a courageous and forward-thinking decision to stake your claim on a piece of the Internetbut as you will find in these pages, your work only begins the moment the site goes live. Don't panicstart turning the pages and take great solace that when the next big web security calamity hits the front page, you won't even bat an eye.

Joel, Mike, and Caleb