Security of Web Application Database from SQL Injection Attacks

Abstract

newline In last decade, the internet users have been rapidly increased so as the web applications are in much command. These can be accessed over the web with the help of any web browser on any operating system. To serve large number of user, huge volume of data is stored in web application database servers all around the world. Web applications have been becoming the comprehensive disclosure of commercial online industry. Swift development in web technologies has been step up the rate of embracing the database driven web application. With online activities like e-banking, e-shopping, e-booking, e-trading, e-payments etc. the web applications have become the essential tool of our daily routine activities. Web applications interact with the back-end database to retrieve data as and when requested by the user. Web applications are the backbone of today s online business industry. For various activities such as paying of bills and merchandize information must be kept safe and secure with these web applications but unfortunately there is no guarantee of integrity and confidentially of information. The hackers and assailants are likewise running an equal economy by hacking the application information and taking the individual and important data identified with people or with associations. The global exposure of such applications makes them prone to the attacks due to presence of vulnerabilities. These security vulnerabilities continue to contaminate the web applications through many injection attacks.