GIAC Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB)

Exam Certification Objectives & Outcome Statements

• Access ControlThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of access control attacks and mitigation strategies, as well as applying the best practice in avoiding access control issues.
• AJAX Technologies and Security StrategiesThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) architecture, common attacks against AJAX technologies and best practices for securing applications using AJAX.
• AuthenticationThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of web authentication, single sign on methods, third party session sharing and common weaknesses, as well as how to develop test strategies, and apply best practices.
• Cross Origin Policy Attacks and MitigationThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of methods attackers use to circumvent single origin policy enforcement and best practices for preventing, detecting or mitigating these attacks in web applications.
• CSRFThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of the conditions that make a CSRF attack possible, the steps an attacker takes and how to mitigate CSRF attacks.
• Encryption and Protecting Sensitive DataThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of how cryptographic components work together to protect web application data in transit and in storage and also when and where to use encryption or tokenization to protect sensitive information.
• File Upload, Response Readiness, Proactive DefenseThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of incident response as well as file upload, logging, and anti automation issues
• Input Related Flaws and Input ValidationThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of SQL injection, Cross site Scripting, HTTP Response splitting, and how to protect against them with proper input validation
• Leading Edge Technologies and Web SecurityThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of leading edge web application security issues and technologies
• Modern Application Framework Issues and SerializationThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of miscellaneous security technolgies and techniques associated with web application security including REST, Java Frameworks, Serialization, and Browser Defense
• Security TestingThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to detect and respond to incidents and conduct security testing in the web application environment.
• Session Security & Business LogicThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of what sessions are, how to test and mitigate common weaknesses, and how to properly implement session tokens and cookies in a web application as well as security issues associated with business logic.
• Web Application and HTTP BasicsThe candidate will demonstrate understanding of the building blocks of web applications and how components work together to provide HTTP content as well as high level attack trends.
• Web Architecture and ConfigurationThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of web application architecture and controls needed to secure servers and services that host web applications.
• Web Services SecurityThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), common attacks against web services components (SOAP, XML, WSDL, etc) and best practices for securing web services.