Fundamentals of Secure Coding in PHP Training by Tonex
The Fundamentals of Secure Coding in PHP Training by Tonex is designed to equip developers, engineers, and cybersecurity professionals with the foundational skills required to write secure PHP applications. This course covers the most common vulnerabilities in PHP, such as injection flaws, cross-site scripting, and insecure session management, while teaching best practices for mitigation. Participants will learn to identify coding pitfalls and implement secure development lifecycle principles effectively. This training also plays a crucial role in strengthening cybersecurity postures by preventing exploitable code weaknesses and reducing the attack surface of web applications written in PHP.
Audience:
- PHP Developers and Web Programmers
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- Application Security Engineers
- Software Architects
- Web Application Auditors
- IT Security Managers
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the core security principles in PHP development
- Identify and mitigate common PHP vulnerabilities
- Apply secure coding practices during development
- Strengthen web application security architecture
- Safeguard sensitive data and user sessions
- Align PHP development with organizational cybersecurity goals
Course Modules:
Module 1: Introduction to PHP Security
- Overview of PHP vulnerabilities
- Importance of secure coding standards
- Security mindset in development
- Role of PHP in web application risk
- Basics of threat modeling in PHP
- Understanding security-driven design
Module 2: Input Validation and Sanitization
- Principles of input validation
- Filtering user input properly
- PHP functions for input control
- Preventing injection attacks
- Common mistakes in sanitization
- Tools for input validation in PHP
Module 3: Secure Session Management
- PHP session handling mechanisms
- Preventing session hijacking
- Regeneration and timeout strategies
- Session storage best practices
- Use of secure cookies in PHP
- Cross-site session protection techniques
Module 4: Protecting Against XSS and CSRF
- Cross-site scripting explained
- Escaping output and encoding
- PHP functions for XSS protection
- Understanding CSRF threats
- Implementing anti-CSRF tokens
- Validating form origin and tokens
Module 5: Database and File Security
- Secure PHP-DB integration
- Avoiding SQL injection flaws
- Using prepared statements
- Securing file upload handling
- Managing permissions for files
- Preventing directory traversal attacks
Module 6: Authentication and Access Control
- Designing secure login workflows
- Password hashing and salting
- PHP authentication libraries
- Role-based access implementation
- Managing session-based privileges
- Avoiding broken access controls
Master the critical skills needed to develop secure and resilient PHP applications. Enroll in Tonex’s Fundamentals of Secure Coding in PHP Training today and protect your code from modern cyber threats while enhancing your organization’s overall security posture.