Information Security in the Design of Web-Based Software Systems

This article explores trends and practices in the development, integration, maintenance and operation of web-based systems. From this point of view, issues with the information security of web applications are analyzed. Attention is drawn to the fact that information security is a phenomenon in which the greater the degree of automation of the software process, the greater number of solutions for the information security problems are concentrated in the functionality of the software. We are highlighting the advantages of modular localization in the implementation of modular web-based software systems. Even though there are various studies in this area, there are no commonly accepted solutions and guidelines for solving the problem. The article attempts to fill up this gap by proposing possible guidelines. As a result of analyzing trends in the information security applied to the web-based software systems, a forecast has been made for an increase in the regulatory requirements for software development, the need for an increased general knowledge in the society for the safe and secure use of software applications, as well as the growth in demand for highly specialized information security professionals. Modern practices are introduced for providing information security in software web-based systems through authentication and authorization modules. As a result of the studies and the analysis, guidelines are proposed for the development of a method that will provide information security.