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