Summary
This chapter provided a comprehensive exploration of security in software development, emphasizing the importance of integrating security from the beginning of the project. The reader learned about core security concepts, including encryption for protecting data at rest and in transit. The chapter also explained defensive techniques such as input validation and output encoding to protect against SQL Injection and XSS, alongside strategies to prevent CSRF and DoS attacks.
In addition, the chapter introduced advanced frameworks such as ZTA and OWASP, focusing on the most critical web security vulnerabilities. It further demonstrated the implementation of OAuth2 and OIDC for authentication and authorization using Spring Authorization Server.
This chapter covered theoretical concepts and practical implementation strategies for securing data and applications and defending against common security threats.
In Chapter 11, Observability, we will examine observability and its...
