Go (Golang) Application Security: From Basics to Advanced Techniques

In the modern world of Go development, application security comes to the forefront. The book "Go (Golang) Application Security" is a practical guide that will help you create secure, reliable, and attack-resistant services in the Go language. The author, Alexey Sokolov, is an experienced developer and information security specialist who shares proven methodologies and real-world cases.

What is this book about?

The book covers all key aspects of Golang project security:

• Basics of secure programming in Go — memory management, error handling, avoiding data races.
• Web application and API protection — preventing SQL injections, XSS, CSRF, SSRF, and attacks on authentication and authorization.
• Microservice architecture security — traffic encryption (TLS/mTLS), secure inter-service communication, secret management.
• Working with dependencies — vulnerability analysis in third-party packages, using Go Modules and tools like govulncheck.
• DevSecOps for Go projects — integrating security into CI/CD, static code analysis (SAST), dynamic testing (DAST).
• Advanced techniques — protection against cache poisoning, secure cryptography practices, log auditing, incident monitoring.

Who is this book for?

This book will be useful for:

• Go developers of any level who want to write secure code from the start.
• DevOps engineers and architects implementing security practices in Golang projects.
• Information security specialists who want to understand the specifics of protecting Go applications.
• Team leads and tech leads responsible for product security and code reviews.

What will you learn after reading?

• How to identify and eliminate common vulnerabilities in Go code.
• How to properly configure authentication, authorization, and session management.
• How to protect APIs from OWASP Top 10 and Go-specific attacks.
• How to integrate security at all stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• How to use tools for automated vulnerability detection and auditing.

This book is not just theory. Each chapter contains code examples, checklists, and practical exercises. You will learn to think like an attacker to protect your application in advance. It is ideal for self-study and as a desktop reference for your work team.

Make your Go applications invulnerable — start reading "Go (Golang) Application Security" right now!