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Security

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Security

OWASP Cheatsheet Series

https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/index.html

User enumeration attack (e.g. via "Forgot Password?")

https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Forgot_Password_Cheat_Sheet.html - CWE-200

Principle of least privilege

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege

Security Scans

Useful reference: https://badssl.com (Note: chromium/badssl.com#488)

Web-based (Must be internet accessible)

https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/ is a good site for testing TLS protocol/ciphers.

https://securityheaders.com/ is a good site for testing security headers.

Tools (Can be run locally)

https://github.com/rbsec/sslscan - TLS protocol/ciphers

make docker
docker run --rm -ti sslscan:sslscan /sslscan <URL>

Common Weakness Enumberation (CWE)

For example:

Have I Been Pwned? (affected by a data breach)

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

There aren’t any published security advisories