Lesson 1 — Applying Best Practices for Securing Custom Code in TYPO3

Prerequisites and goals

Prerequisites

Theoretical prerequisites

This lesson assumes that you already know the following:

  • Comprehend advanced TYPO3 security settings and configurations
  • Understand the implementation of WAF, intrusion detection, and other security technologies
  • Recognize and analyze common TYPO3 security threats and mitigation methods
  • Stay informed on recent TYPO3 security vulnerabilities and patches
  • Learn best practices for implementing HTTPS and secure access protocols in TYPO3
  • Understand the principles of setting up system monitoring tools and log management for security
  • Comprehend the automation of security reports and alert systems for potential incidents
  • Develop theoretical knowledge of security response strategies and their practical application through drills

Practical prerequisites

Before you start this lesson, please have the following things ready:

  • Setted up advanced TYPO3 security settings
  • Identified and mitigated common TYPO3 security threats
  • Applied recent TYPO3 security patches
  • Configured HTTPS and secured access protocols
  • Setted up system monitoring and managed logs
  • Automated security reports and alerts
  • Conducted security drills and developed a response strategy

Goals

Theoretical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should know the following:

  • Understand TYPO3 custom code security architecture and principles
  • Learn comprehensive input validation and security methods
  • Master secure API usage in custom TYPO3 code
  • Study extension security testing and validation approaches

Practical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should have completed the following:

  • Implement security patterns in TYPO3 custom development
  • Apply comprehensive input validation across custom code
  • Create secure API implementations for custom features
  • Test custom code against TYPO3 security standards

Learning resources

Teacher's instructions

Student's instructions