{"id":1524,"date":"2018-04-13T11:36:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T06:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T06:33:28","slug":"how-to-secure-your-asp-net-web-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-to-secure-your-asp-net-web-application","title":{"rendered":"How to Secure Your ASP.NET Web Application?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Website security is not just about the attackers hacking the site and stealing some sensitive data. It is not limited to development only. A secured app always involves various layers of security in the framework, web server, configuration and etc.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Developing an application using ASP.Net is becoming easier because of the developing technology and the environment. Today, many of the complexities are considered by the framework and it allows the users to focus more on the business value and the application instead of considering the technical aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n

But one thing is certain that unless the developers make security one of their prime focus in the early development cycle, the project manager might simply end up with the application that cannot go live without compromising on the safety issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tips to secure your ASP.NET application<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Implementing security is the first step associated with ASP.Net website development. Fixing the software defect after it is launched would cost up to 15 times more that the cost involved in the development phase. <\/span><\/p>\n

Though securing the application may be a complex task, but it has to be done on a continuous basis. The .NET framework offers reliable features that make it an easy task to secure your web application.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authentication:<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

ASP.Net supports various authentication methods, and form authentication is the most commonly used web applications. But the approach is not a secured approach as it sends the user\u2019s credentials in clear text to the server. <\/span><\/p>\n

Though you might plan to consider using SSL on the site or at least on the login page, but it might be impractical for the commercial web applications to use it. Considering Silverlight on any sensitive page will help to provide encryption of any data that is submitted data. It can be further enhanced with the following:<\/span><\/p>\n