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Source: www.linux.com - Posted by Ryan Berens   
Network Security Applications made specifically for web can be tricky and insecure. In fact, based on the array of projects available, it can be a surprise that new web applications get the due security they require. In comes OWASP, a collaborative, security-based organization made for helping improve the security of web-focused applications.

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) comes to the rescue of Web application architects with tools, frameworks, and guidelines to improve security in applications.

Security expert Mark Curphey founded OWASP in 2000. The project is supported by the not-for-profit OWASP Foundation and has five non-paid board members and about 130 project and chapter leaders.

Read this full article at www.linux.com

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good projectWritten by mitch on 2007-12-20 14:08:18
having this project is a great idea, especially since there's so much trouble getting web applications to be stable. are there going to be more than just the two _major_ projects?

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