Holistic InfoSec For Web Developers, Fascicle 1: VPS, Network, Cloud and Web Applications

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Foreword
Preface
- Description
- Purpose
- Reason
- Acknowledgements
- Influences
Introduction
7. VPS
- 1. SSM Asset Identification
- 2. SSM Identify Risks
  - Forfeit Control thus Security
  - Windows
    - PsExec
    - Pass The Hash (PTH) suite of Metasploit Modules
    - PowerShell
    - PowerShell Exploitation via Executable C/- Psmsf
      - PowerShell Payload creation details
    - PowerShell Exploitation Evolution
    - PowerShell Exploitation via Office Documents C/- Nishang
    - Adding Persistence C/- Meterpreter
    - Adding Persistence C/- PowerSploit
  - Unnecessary and Vulnerable Services
    - Overly Permissive File Permissions, Ownership and Lack of Segmentation
    - Weak Password Strategies
    - Root Logins
    - SSH
    - Too Many Boot Options
    - Portmap
    - EXIM
    - NIS
    - Rpcbind
    - Telnet
    - FTP
    - NFS
  - Lack of Visibility
  - Docker
    - Consumption from Registries
    - Doppelganger images
    - The Default User is Root
    - Docker Host, Engine and Containers
      - Namespaces
      - Control Groups
      - Capabilities
      - Linux Security Modules (LSM)
      - SecComp
      - Read-only Containers
    - Application Security
  - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
  - Lack of Backup
  - Lack of Firewall
- 3. SSM Countermeasures
  - Forfeit Control thus Security
  - Windows
    - PsExec and Pass The Hash (PTH)
    - PowerShell Exploitation with Persistence
  - Minimise Attack Surface by Installing Only what you Need
  - Disable, Remove Services. Harden what is left
    - Partitioning on OS Installation
    - Apt Proxy Set-up
    - Review Password Strategies
      - Consider changing to Bcrypt
      - Password GRUB
    - Disable Root Logins from All Terminals
    - SSH
      - Symmetric Cryptosystems
      - Asymmetric Cryptosystems
      - Hashing
      - SSH Connection Procedure
      - Establishing your SSH Servers Key Fingerprint
      - Hardening SSH
      - Tunnelling SSH
    - Disable Boot Options
    - Lock Down Partition Mounting
    - Portmap
    - Disable, Remove Exim
    - Remove NIS
    - Rpcbind
    - Remove Telnet
    - Remove FTP
    - NFS
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Logging and Alerting
    - Web Server Log Management
      - System Loggers Reviewed
      - Goals
      - Environmental Considerations
      - Initial Setup
      - Improving the Strategy
    - Proactive Monitoring
      - Evaluation Criteria
      - Goals
      - Sysvinit, Upstart, systemd & Runit
      - forever
      - PM2
      - Supervisor
      - Monit
      - Passenger
      - Getting Started with Monit
      - Keep Monit Alive
      - Keep NodeJS Application Alive
    - Statistics Graphing
      - Collectd
      - Graphite
      - Assembling the Components
    - Host Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS)
      - Tripwire
      - RkHunter
      - Chkrootkit
      - Unhide
      - Ossec
      - Stealth
      - Deeper with OSSEC
      - Deeper with Stealth
      - Outcomes
      - Stealth Up and Running
  - Docker
    - Consumption from Registries
    - Doppelganger images
    - The Default User is Root
    - Hardening Docker Host, Engine and Containers
      - Haskell Dockerfile Linter
      - Lynis
      - Docker Bench
      - CoreOS Clair
      - Banyanops collector
      - Anchore
      - TwistLock
      - Possible contenders to watch
      - Namespaces
      - Control Groups
      - Capabilities
      - Linux Security Modules (LSM)
      - Seccomp
      - Read-only Containers
    - runC and where it fits in
      - Using runC Standalone
    - Application Security
  - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
  - Schedule Backups
  - Host Firewall
  - Preparation for DMZ
    - Confirm DMZ has
    - Additional Web Server Preparation
  - Post DMZ Considerations
- 4. SSM Risks that Solution Causes
  - Forfeit Control thus Security
  - Windows
    - PsExec and Pass The Hash (PTH)
    - PowerShell Exploitation with Persistence
  - Minimise Attack Surface by Installing Only what you Need
  - Disable, Remove Services. Harden what is left
    - Partitioning on OS Installation
    - Review Password Strategies
    - SSH
    - Disable Boot Options
    - Mounting of Partitions
    - Portmap
    - Exim
    - Remove NIS
    - Rpcbind
    - Telnet
    - FTP
    - NFS
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Logging and Alerting
    - Web Server Log Management
    - Proactive Monitoring
    - Statistics Graphing
    - Host Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS)
  - Docker
    - - Linux Security Modules (LSM)
  - Schedule Backups
  - Host Firewall
- 5. SSM Costs and Trade-offs
  - Forfeit Control thus Security
  - Windows
    - PsExec and Pass The Hash (PTH)
    - PowerShell Exploitation with Persistence
  - Minimise Attack Surface by Installing Only what you Need
  - Disable, Remove Services. Harden what is left
    - Partitioning on OS Installation
    - Review Password Strategies
    - SSH
    - Disable Boot Options
    - Mounting of Partitions
    - Portmap
    - Exim
    - Remove NIS
    - Rpcbind
    - Telnet
    - FTP
    - NFS
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Logging and Alerting
    - Web Server Log Management
    - Proactive Monitoring
    - Statistics Graphing
    - Host Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS)
  - Docker
  - Schedule Backups
  - Host Firewall
8. Network
- 1. SSM Asset Identification
- 2. SSM Identify Risks
  - Fortress Mentality
  - Lack of Segmentation
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging
    - Lack of Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS)
  - Spoofing
    - IP
    - ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
    - DNS
    - Referrer
    - EMail Address
    - Website
  - Data Exfiltration, Infiltration
    - Ingress and Egress Techniques
    - Dropbox
    - Physical
    - Mobile Phone Data
    - DNS, SSH
  - Doppelganger Domains
    - Web-sites
    - SMTP
    - SSH
  - Wrongful Trust When Loading Untrusted Web Resources
  - TLS Downgrade
- 3. SSM Countermeasures
  - Fortress Mentality
  - Lack of Segmentation
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging
      - Network Time Protocol (NTP)
    - Lack of Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS)
  - Spoofing
    - IP
    - ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
    - DNS
    - Referrer
    - EMail Address
    - Website
  - Data Exfiltration, Infiltration
    - Dropbox
    - Physical
    - Mobile Phone Data
    - DNS, SSH
  - Doppelganger Domains
    - Web-sites
    - SMTP
    - SSH
  - Wrongful Trust When Loading Untrusted Web Resources
    - Content Security Policy (CSP)
    - Sub-resource Integrity (SRI)
  - TLS Downgrade
    - HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
    - HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Preload
    - X.509 Certificate Revocation Evolution
      - Initiative 1: Certification Revocation List (CRL)
      - Initiative 2: Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
      - One of the Big Problems
      - Initiative 3: Welcome to OCSP Stapling
      - OCSP Stapling Problem
      - Initiative 4: Fix for the OCSP Stapling Problem
- 4. SSM Risks that Solution Causes
  - Fortress Mentality
  - Lack of Segmentation
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging
    - Lack of Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS)
  - Spoofing
    - IP
    - ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
    - DNS
    - Referrer
  - Data Exfiltration, Infiltration
    - Dropbox
    - Physical
    - Mobile Phone Data
    - DNS, SSH
  - Doppelganger Domains
  - Wrongful Trust When Loading Untrusted Web Resources
    - Content Security Policy (CSP)
    - Sub-resource Integrity (SRI)
  - TLS Downgrade
    - HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
    - HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Preload
- 5. SSM Costs and Trade-offs
  - Fortress Mentality
  - Lack of Segmentation
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging
    - Lack of Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS)
  - Spoofing
  - Data Exfiltration, Infiltration
    - Dropbox
    - Physical
    - Mobile Phone Data
    - DNS, SSH
  - Doppelganger Domains
  - Wrongful Trust When Loading Untrusted Web Resources
    - Content Security Policy (CSP)
    - Sub-resource Integrity (SRI)
  - TLS Downgrade
    - HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
    - HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Preload
9. Cloud
- 1. SSM Asset Identification
  - Productivity
  - Competitive Advantage
  - Control
  - Data
- 2. SSM Identify Risks
  - Shared Responsibility Model
    - CSP Responsibility
    - CSP Customer Responsibility
  - CSP Evaluation
  - Cloud Service Provider vs In-house
    - Skills
    - EULA
    - Giving up Secrets
    - Location of Data
    - Vendor lock-in
    - Possible Single Points of Failure
  - Review Other Chapters
  - People
  - Application Security
  - Network Security
  - Violations of Least Privilege
    - Machine Instance Single User Root
    - CSP Account Single User Root
  - Storage of Secrets
    - Private Key Abuse
      - SSH
      - TLS
    - Credentials and Other Secrets
      - Entered by People (manually)
      - Entered by Software (automatically)
  - Serverless
    - Third Party Services
    - Perimeterless
    - Functions
    - DoS of Lambda Functions
  - Infrastructure and Configuration Management
  - AWS
    - Password-less sudo
- 3. SSM Countermeasures
  - Shared Responsibility Model
    - CSP Responsibility
    - CSP Customer Responsibility
  - CSP Evaluation
  - Cloud Service Provider vs In-house
    - Skills
    - EULA
    - Giving up Secrets
    - Location of Data
    - Vendor lock-in
    - Possible Single Points of Failure
  - Review Other Chapters
  - People
  - Application Security
  - Network Security
  - Violations of Least Privilege
    - Machine Instance Single User Root
    - CSP Account Single User Root
  - Storage of Secrets
    - Private Key Abuse
      - SSH
      - TLS
    - Credentials and Other Secrets
      - Entered by People (manually)
      - Entered by Software (automatically)
  - Serverless
    - Third Party Services
    - Perimeterless
    - Functions
    - DoS of Lambda Functions
    - Centralised logging of AWS Lambda Functions
    - Frameworks
  - Infrastructure and Configuration Management
  - AWS
    - Password-less sudo
    - Additional Tooling
- 4. SSM Risks that Solution Causes
  - Shared Responsibility Model
  - CSP Evaluation
  - Cloud Service Provider vs In-house
  - People
  - Application Security
  - Network Security
  - Violations of Least Privilege
  - Storage of Secrets
    - Private Key Abuse
      - SSH
      - TLS
    - Credentials and Other Secrets
      - Entered by People (manually)
      - Entered by Software (automatically)
  - Serverless
    - Functions
    - DoS of Lambda Functions
    - Frameworks
  - Infrastructure and Configuration Management
  - AWS
    - Additional Tooling
- 5. SSM Costs and Trade-offs
  - Shared Responsibility Model
  - CSP Evaluation
  - Cloud Service Provider vs In-house
  - People
  - Application Security
  - Network Security
  - Violations of Least Privilege
  - Storage of Secrets
    - Private Key Abuse
      - SSH
      - TLS
    - Credentials and Other Secrets
      - Entered by People (manually)
      - Entered by Software (automatically)
  - Serverless
    - Functions
    - DoS of Lambda Functions
    - Frameworks
  - Infrastructure and Configuration Management
  - AWS
    - Additional Tooling
10. Web Applications
- 1. SSM Asset Identification
- 2. SSM Identify Risks
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
  - Lack of Input Validation, Filtering and Sanitisation
    - Generic
      - What is Validation
      - What is Filtering
      - What is Sanitisation
    - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
  - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  - Injection
    - SQLi
    - NoSQLi
    - Command Injection
    - XML Injection
    - XSLT Injection
    - XPath Injection
    - XQuery Injection
    - LDAP Injection
  - Captcha
  - Management of Application Secrets
    - Datastore Compromise
    - Cracking
  - Lack of Authentication, Authorisation and Session Management
    - What is Authentication
    - What is Authorisation
  - Cryptography on the Client (AKA Untrusted Crypto)
  - Consuming Free and Open Source
  - Insufficient Attack Protection
    - Lack of Active Automated Prevention
- 3. SSM Countermeasures
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging
      - Opening a UDP port
      - Using Posix
    - Insufficient Monitoring
      - Dark Cockpit
      - Statistics Graphing
  - Lack of Input Validation, Filtering and Sanitisation
    - Generic
      - Types of Escaping:
      - Example in JavaScript and C#
      - Example in JavaScript and NodeJS
      - Other things to think about
    - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
  - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  - Injection
    - SQLi
    - NoSQLi
    - Command Injection
    - XML Injection
    - XSLT Injection
    - XPath Injection
    - XQuery Injection
    - LDAP Injection
  - Captcha
    - Types
    - Offerings
    - Alternative Approaches
    - Still Not Cutting it
    - User Time Expenditure
    - Bot Pot
    - Testing
  - Management of Application Secrets
    - Store Configuration in Configuration files
      - node-config
      - Windows
      - Linux
    - Least Privilege
    - Location
    - Datastore Compromise
      - Which KDF to use?
    - Caching of Sensitive Data
    - Cracking
  - Lack of Authentication, Authorisation and Session Management
    - Chosen technologies:
    - Technology and Design Decisions
      - Reference Token vs JSON Web Token (JWT)
      - IdentityServer3
      - MembershipReboot
      - External Identity Providers
    - Architecture
    - Securing Sessions
  - Cryptography on the Client (AKA Untrusted Crypto)
    - Web Cryptography API
    - user agent
    - [[handle]]
    - CryptoKey (Web API interface)
    - The other two Web Crypto API interfaces
      - Crypto (Web API interface)
      - SubtleCrypto (Web API interface)
    - Cloud Storage
    - Protected Data and Document Exchange
  - Consuming Free and Open Source
    - Process
    - Consumption is Your Responsibility
    - Keeping Safe
      - wget, curl, etc
      - npm install
      - Doppelganger Packages
      - Whitelisting Packages via npm Enterprise
    - Tooling
      - npm-outdated
      - npm-check
      - David
      - RetireJS
      - requireSafe
      - bithound
      - Node Security Platform (NSP)
      - Snyk
      - Github
  - Insufficient Attack Protection
    - Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    - Application Intrusion Detection and Response
    - Active Automated Prevention
- 4. SSM Risks that Solution Causes
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
  - Lack of Input Validation, Filtering and Sanitisation
    - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
  - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  - Injection
    - SQLi
    - NoSQLi
    - Command Injection
    - XML Injection
    - XSLT Injection
    - XPath Injection
    - XQuery Injection
    - LDAP Injection
  - Captcha
  - Management of Application Secrets
    - Store Configuration in Configuration files
      - node-config
      - Windows:
      - Linux:
    - Least Privilege
    - Location
    - Datastore Compromise
  - Lack of Authentication, Authorisation and Session Management
  - Cryptography on the Client (AKA Untrusted Crypto)
  - Consuming Free and Open Source
    - Process
    - Tooling
  - Insufficient Attack Protection
- 5. SSM Costs and Trade-offs
  - Lack of Visibility
    - Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
  - Lack of Input Validation, Filtering and Sanitisation
    - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
  - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  - Injection
    - SQLi
    - NoSQLi
    - Command Injection
    - XML Injection
    - XSLT Injection
    - XPath Injection
    - XQuery Injection
    - LDAP Injection
  - Captcha
  - Management of Application Secrets
    - Store Configuration in Configuration files
      - Windows:
      - Linux
    - Least Privilege
    - Location
    - Datastore Compromise
  - Lack of Authentication, Authorisation and Session Management
  - Cryptography on the Client (AKA Untrusted Crypto)
  - Consuming Free and Open Source
  - Insufficient Attack Protection
Additional Resources
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- Network
- Cloud
- Web Applications
Attributions
- Introduction
- VPS
- Network
- Cloud
- Web Applications

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