And while over 2/3 understand that Ajax applications have an increased attack surface, many of the comments showed that some people believe Ajax security is just about an increased attack surface.

Let me assure you, if Ajax Security was only about an increased attack surface two things would have happened:

1. Addison Wesley won't have asked me to write a 500 page book about it
2. Bryan and I would have finished a long time ago :-)

There are many issues surrounding Ajax Security and hopefully this piece will help people see the bigger Ajax Security picture.

A little peak into some of the many topics we cover in Ajax Security, our book on all things Ajax.

Hopefully this little taste shows you that there is far far more to Ajax Security than some JavaScript eye candy and an increased attack surface. Developer, QA professional, and hacker alike will all find Ajax Security an enormously powerful resource to help design, build, test, and hack Ajax applications.

And while over 2/3 understand that Ajax applications have an increased attack surface, many of the comments showed that some people believe Ajax security is just about an increased attack surface.

Let me assure you, if Ajax Security was only about an increased attack surface two things would have happened:

1. Addison Wesley won't have asked me to write a 500 page book about it
2. Bryan and I would have finished a long time ago :-)

There are many issues surrounding Ajax Security and hopefully this piece will help people see the bigger Ajax Security picture.

A little peak into some of the many topics covered in Ajax Security, Billy Hoffman and Bryan Sullivan's book on all things Ajax.

Hopefully this little taste shows you that there is far far more to Ajax Security than some JavaScript eye candy and an increased attack surface. Developer, QA professional, and hacker alike will all find Ajax Security an enormously powerful resource to help design, build, test, and hack Ajax applications.