Application Security Techniques

Part of the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Study Guide

๐Ÿ” Input Validation & Output Encoding

Ensuring only properly formatted input is accepted is critical. Use allow-lists and regex-based checks to validate form entries, file uploads, and API parameters. Learn more about input validation on Wikipedia.

Normalization: Standardizes input before processing. Output encoding: Prevents content from being interpreted as code. Learn more about output encoding on OWASP.

๐Ÿ“œ Security Response Headers

๐Ÿ’ก Secure Coding Practices

Write code that fails safely and never exposes internal logic to users. Avoid:

Encourage code modularity, limit dependencies, and minimize external library usage. Validate any third-party SDKs before integrating. Learn OWASP.

๐Ÿงช Code Analysis

๐Ÿง  Memory & Resource Protection