Ask HN: Best online resources for learning web security

[_tjxd]

I find myself rather lacking in web security skills. I have a basic understanding of what TLS/certs/CAs/... are, gotten mainly from Wikipedia and blog articles but I often don't know how to make it all work together. What do you think is the best comprehensive online (free) resource to learn the ropes?

[ergot]

There's a fairly comprehensive list here:

https://github.com/sbilly/awesome-security

[FullMtlAlcoholc]

Try https://reddit.com/liveoverflow and https://fsecurify.com

[demonshreder]

https://hackthissite.org

[cypherg]

There isn't a single reputable one that I know of.

[csnewb]

Try searching for a pdf of the "Web Application Hacker's Handbook".

[grzm → csnewb]

Is the PDF legally available online? The sources I see don't appear to be.

[csnewb → grzm]

I don't think it is legally available online. Getting the physical book would be the best option since its legal and more thorough than any online resource I've found, but I don't know what your budget is like or if you even like reading books. Just saying that its one option you have.

[phaus → csnewb]

In about 30 seconds I found several places to get it as an ebook, and at least 3 that have PDFs.

O'Reilly's a good place to buy from.

[phaus → csnewb]

Or he could just buy it. It's well worth the price.

[csnewb → phaus]

He asked for an online resource, I gave him one. No shit buying the book itself is better.

[hnhnic]

https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page