Showing 7 videos tagged with security

Railscast #204 - XSS Protection in Rails 3

00:08:56 railscasts.com
It is easy to be vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks in earlier versions of Rails, but Rails 3 solves this by automatically escaping unsafe input.
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Railscasts - 7 Security Tips

00:14:53 railscasts.com
Security is important! Here I show seven different security flaws which are common to Rails applications ranging from mass assignment to CSRF protection.

Railscast - Episode 20: Restricting Access

00:04:32 railscasts.com
In this second part of the series on administration, you will learn how to lock down the site to keep the public from accessing the administration features.

Railscast - Episode 25: SQL Injection

00:05:29 railscasts.com
One of the most common security problems for dynamic sites is SQL Injection. Thankfully Rails does everything it can in solving this issue, but you still need to be aware of it.

Railscast - Episode 26: Hackers Love Mass Assignment

00:06:14 railscasts.com
Your site may be at risk! When using mass assignment, you are giving the user complete control over that model and its associations. See how a hacker might use this vulnerability and learn how to stop it in this episode.

Railscast - Episode 27: Cross Site Scripting

00:05:50 railscasts.com
Another common security issue is cross site scripting. In this episode you will see why it is so important to escape any HTML a user may submit.

Railscast - Episode 143: PayPal Security

00:11:39 railscasts.com
This episode shows how to encrypt the variables passed to PayPal and verify the authenticity of the payment notifications (IPN).