PHP & MySQL® Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies®
by Janet Valade, Tricia Ballad, Bill Ballad
Chapter 5. Programming Secure E-Commerce Applications
In This Chapter
Getting your database secure
Using the Secure Sockets Layer to encrypt your data
Making sessions secure
Preventing cross-site scripting
Keeping your technologies up to date
E-commerce applications require you to think a bit harder about security than other types of applications. If you inadvertently leave a security hole in a blogging application, your worst-case scenario involves your server becoming a spammer's playground. It's not pleasant, but it's not the end of the world, either. However, if your e-commerce application is compromised, you expose your customers to the risk of credit card fraud and identity theft. When you enter the world of e-commerce, you're dealing with a whole new level of security.
This chapter covers the basic security concepts that you need to understand before writing an e-commerce application.
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