Security with Go

Summary

In this chapter, we covered the basics of running a web server written in Go. You should now feel comfortable creating a basic HTTP and HTTPS server. Furthermore, you should understand the concept of middleware and know how to implement prebuilt and custom middleware using the Negroni package.

We also covered some best practices when trying to secure a web server. You should understand what a CSRF attack is, and how to prevent it. You should be able to explain local and remote file inclusion and what the risks are.

The web server in the standard library is of production quality, and it has everything you need to create a production-ready web application. There are a number of other frameworks for web applications, such as Gorilla, ...