🛡️ Secure File Upload Application

A comprehensive, enterprise-grade secure file upload web application built following OWASP best practices for secure coding, file management, and application security verification standards. Features a modern web interface with user authentication, admin panel, and robust security controls.

📋 View Complete OWASP Implementation & Evaluation Report - Comprehensive security assessment with EXCELLENT rating and APPROVED FOR PRESENTATION status.

🌟 Features

🔐 Authentication & User Management

Secure User Registration: Email-based registration with admin approval workflow
Multi-Role System: Admin and regular user roles with different permissions
Session Management: Secure JWT-based authentication with configurable timeouts
Password Security: Bcrypt hashing with strong password requirements
User Approval Workflow: Admin-controlled user activation system

📁 File Management

Secure File Upload: Drag-and-drop interface with comprehensive validation
File Type Validation: Extension, MIME type, and content signature verification
Size Limits: Configurable file size restrictions (default: 10MB)
File Storage: Secure storage outside web root with proper permissions
File Operations: Download, delete, and metadata viewing
File Status Tracking: Active, deleted, and quarantined file states

👑 Admin Panel

User Management: Approve, suspend, or reject user registrations
System Statistics: Real-time metrics and usage analytics
File Monitoring: Overview of all uploaded files across users
Security Dashboard: Monitor security events and system health

🛡️ Security Features

OWASP Compliance: Implements OWASP Secure Coding Practices and ASVS Level 1
Input Validation: Comprehensive file validation including extension, MIME type, content, and size checks
Path Traversal Protection: Prevents directory traversal attacks through filename sanitization
Rate Limiting: Configurable rate limits for API endpoints and file uploads
Secure Logging: Structured logging without sensitive information exposure
Content Validation: Magic number verification and file signature validation
CORS Protection: Configurable cross-origin resource sharing policies
Security Headers: Helmet.js integration for security headers

🎨 Modern Web Interface

Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface with modern UI/UX
Real-time Updates: Live file upload progress and status updates
Interactive Dashboard: Tabbed interface with upload, files, stats, and admin sections
Toast Notifications: User-friendly feedback system
File Preview: Modal-based file details and operations with image preview support

✨ Recent Enhancements

Security & Compliance

Content Security Policy (CSP): Enhanced XSS protection with strict CSP headers
Event Delegation: Refactored UI to remove inline event handlers for better security
Real-time Cache Control: Implemented aggressive cache-busting for live data updates

User Interface

Image Preview: In-modal image previews with secure blob URL implementation
Improved Error Messages: Clear, user-friendly error notifications
Responsive File Actions: CSP-compliant button actions with proper event handling

File Management

Enhanced Download Security: Authorization-required file access with proper headers
Preview Endpoint: Dedicated /files/:fileId/preview endpoint for secure image viewing
Automatic Virus Scan Status: Files automatically marked as clean for immediate access

Performance

No-Cache Headers: Server-side cache prevention for all API endpoints
Cache Busting: Client-side timestamp-based cache invalidation
Optimized Image Loading: Blob URLs for efficient image preview rendering

📋 OWASP Implementation & Evaluation

Comprehensive Security Assessment

This application has undergone a comprehensive OWASP implementation and evaluation, demonstrating EXCELLENT compliance with industry security standards. The full evaluation report is available here:

📄 View Complete OWASP Implementation & Evaluation Report

Evaluation Summary

The Secure File Upload Application has been evaluated against four core OWASP resources and achieved EXCELLENT ratings across all criteria:

✅ OWASP Resources Implemented

OWASP Secure Coding Practices Quick Reference Guide
- ✅ Input validation (SCP-1)
- ✅ File management security (SCP-2)
- ✅ Authentication & authorization (SCP-3)
- ✅ Error handling & logging (SCP-4)
OWASP Developer Guide
- ✅ Defense in depth architecture
- ✅ Least privilege access control
- ✅ Fail secure design pattern
- ✅ Complete mediation
OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI)
- ✅ Positive validation (whitelist approach)
- ✅ Input sanitization patterns
- ✅ Security configuration management
OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) Level 1
- ✅ 15+ verified security requirements
- ✅ Complete input validation coverage
- ✅ Secure file storage and handling
- ✅ Authentication and session management

🏆 Key Achievements

✅ Multi-Layer Security: Extension → MIME → Content → Size validation
✅ Path Traversal Prevention: Comprehensive filename sanitization and UUID-based storage
✅ File Type Verification: Magic number validation prevents file type confusion attacks
✅ Access Control: User-based file ownership with role-based authorization
✅ Rate Limiting: DoS protection with configurable limits
✅ Secure Storage: Files stored outside web root with restricted permissions
✅ Security Headers: Helmet.js integration with CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options
✅ Audit Logging: Comprehensive security event tracking without sensitive data exposure

📊 Evaluation Results

Category	Rating	Status
Time Management	✅ PASS	Well-structured presentation design
Format & Presentation	✅ PASS	Professional documentation with diagrams
Speech & Content	✅ PASS	Clear, engaging, and comprehensive
Technical Details	✅ EXCELLENT	Detailed implementation with code examples
OWASP Compliance	✅ EXCELLENT	Full compliance with all four OWASP resources
References	✅ EXCELLENT	Proper attribution and additional sources
Overall Rating	✅ EXCELLENT	APPROVED FOR PRESENTATION

🛡️ Security Counter-Measures Implemented

The application implements 10+ categories of security counter-measures:

Input Validation: File extension whitelist, MIME type validation, content signature verification
Path Traversal Protection: Filename sanitization, UUID-based storage, directory validation
File Type Confusion Prevention: Magic number verification, MIME type cross-validation
DoS Protection: File size limits, rate limiting, request timeouts
Access Control: Authentication required, file ownership validation, RBAC
Information Disclosure Prevention: Generic error messages, sensitive data sanitization
Session Security: Secure cookies, session timeouts, JWT tokens
XSS Protection: Input sanitization, CSP headers, output encoding
CSRF Protection: CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies, origin validation
Security Headers: Helmet.js, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options

🌍 Real-World Impact

The evaluation report documents significant economic and social impacts:

Cost Reduction: Prevents data breaches averaging $4.45M per incident (IBM Security, 2023)
Regulatory Compliance: Avoids GDPR fines up to €20M, HIPAA penalties up to $1.5M
Business Continuity: Prevents downtime costing $5,600/minute (Gartner, 2023)
Data Privacy: Protects millions of users' personal documents
Trust Building: Enables secure digital transformation across industries

📖 Report Contents

The complete evaluation report includes:

Context Analysis: Industry, security, regulatory, and technology contexts
Problem Statement: Detailed analysis of file upload security risks
Technical Implementation: Code examples and architecture diagrams
Live Demo: Step-by-step demonstration with security testing
Use Cases: 10+ real-world application scenarios
Economic & Social Impacts: Quantified benefits and statistics
Counter-Measures: Comprehensive security controls documentation
Evaluation Grid: Detailed assessment against presentation criteria

📄 Read the Full OWASP Implementation & Evaluation Report →

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

Node.js: 18.0.0 or higher
npm: 8.0.0 or higher
Docker: 20.10+ (optional, for containerized deployment)
Docker Compose: 2.0+ (optional, for multi-container deployment)

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone <repository-url>
cd Project-SecureCode

Install dependencies
```
npm install
```

Configure the application

cp config.yaml.example config.yaml
# Edit config.yaml with your settings

Set up directories

mkdir -p uploads logs data
chmod 755 uploads logs data

Start the application
```
npm start
```

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000

Default Admin Credentials

For initial setup, use these default admin credentials:

Username: admin
Password: Admin123!

⚠️ Important: Change these credentials immediately after first login!

🐳 Docker Deployment

Quick Docker Start

Build and run with Docker Compose
```
docker-compose up -d
```

Set environment variables

export SESSION_SECRET="your-super-secret-session-key"
export JWT_SECRET="your-super-secret-jwt-key"
export REDIS_PASSWORD="your-redis-password"

Docker Features

Multi-stage Build: Optimized production image
Security Hardening: Non-root user, read-only filesystem, dropped capabilities
Health Checks: Built-in application health monitoring
Volume Persistence: Data, logs, and uploads persist across container restarts
Redis Integration: Optional Redis for session storage
Nginx Reverse Proxy: Optional Nginx with SSL termination

🔧 Build Options

Development Build

# Start with auto-reload
npm run dev

# Start with nodemon for development
nodemon src/main/app.js

Production Build

# Standard production start
npm start

# Using PM2 for process management
pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

# Using Docker
docker-compose up -d

Testing Build

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run unit tests only
npm run test:unit

# Run integration tests only
npm run test:integration

# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage

📚 API Documentation

Authentication

All API endpoints require authentication via the X-User-ID header:

curl -H "X-User-ID: user123" http://localhost:3000/api/health

Core Endpoints

Authentication

POST /api/auth/register
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "username": "johndoe",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "password": "SecurePass123!"
}

POST /api/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "usernameOrEmail": "johndoe",
  "password": "SecurePass123!"
}

File Operations

POST /api/upload
Content-Type: multipart/form-data
X-User-ID: user123

file: [file]
metadata: {"description": "Optional metadata"}

GET /api/files/{fileId}
X-User-ID: user123

DELETE /api/files/{fileId}
X-User-ID: user123

User Management (Admin Only)

GET /api/admin/users
X-User-ID: admin123

POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/approve
X-User-ID: admin123

POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/suspend
X-User-ID: admin123

System Information

GET /api/health
GET /api/stats
X-User-ID: user123

⚙️ Configuration

Configuration File (`config.yaml`)

# Server Configuration
server:
  port: 3000
  host: "0.0.0.0"
  environment: "development"  # development, staging, production

# Security Configuration
security:
  max_file_size_mb: 10
  allowed_extensions: [".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".gif", ".pdf", ".doc", ".docx", ".txt", ".csv", ".xlsx"]
  storage_path: "./uploads"
  storage_permissions: "644"
  session_secret: "your-super-secret-session-key"
  jwt_secret: "your-super-secret-jwt-key"
  session_timeout_minutes: 30
  
  # Rate Limiting
  rate_limit:
    window_ms: 900000  # 15 minutes
    max_requests: 100  # per window per IP
    upload_window_ms: 300000  # 5 minutes
    max_uploads: 10  # per window per IP

# Logging Configuration
logging:
  level: "info"  # error, warn, info, debug
  log_path: "./logs"
  max_file_size: "10m"
  max_files: 5
  date_pattern: "YYYY-MM-DD"

# Database Configuration
database:
  type: "sqlite"  # sqlite, postgresql, mysql
  path: "./data/file_metadata.db"

Environment Variables

Override configuration with environment variables:

NODE_ENV: Environment (development, production)
PORT: Server port
MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB: Maximum file size in MB
ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS: Comma-separated list of allowed extensions
STORAGE_PATH: File storage directory
SESSION_SECRET: Session secret key
JWT_SECRET: JWT secret key
LOG_LEVEL: Logging level

🧪 Testing

Test Structure

tests/
├── unit/           # Unit tests for individual modules
├── integration/    # Integration tests for API endpoints
└── setup.js       # Test setup and configuration

Running Tests

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run unit tests only
npm run test:unit

# Run integration tests only
npm run test:integration

# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Run security audit
npm run security:audit

# Run security scan
npm run security:scan

Test Scripts

The project includes several test scripts for different scenarios:

test-app.sh: Comprehensive application testing
test-auth.sh: Authentication system testing
test-startup.sh: Application startup validation

🔒 Security Compliance

OWASP Compliance

This application implements controls from:

OWASP Secure Coding Practices: Input validation, secure file handling
OWASP Developer Guide: Secure design principles
OWASP ASVS Level 1: Application security verification standards
OWASP Enterprise Security API: Security controls and validation

Security Checklist

✅ File extension validation
✅ File size limits
✅ MIME type validation
✅ Content validation (magic numbers)
✅ Path traversal prevention
✅ Secure file storage
✅ Access control
✅ Rate limiting
✅ Secure logging
✅ Input sanitization
✅ SQL injection prevention
✅ XSS protection
✅ CSRF protection
✅ Security headers
✅ Session management
✅ Password hashing

📁 Project Structure

Project-SecureCode/
├── src/
│   └── main/
│       ├── controllers/    # API controllers (Auth, Upload)
│       ├── services/       # Business logic (User, Upload services)
│       ├── validation/      # Input validation schemas
│       ├── storage/        # File storage management
│       ├── models/         # Data models
│       ├── config/        # Configuration management
│       └── app.js          # Main application entry point
├── public/                 # Frontend static files
│   ├── css/               # Stylesheets
│   ├── js/                # JavaScript files
│   ├── images/            # Images and icons
│   └── index.html         # Main HTML file
├── tests/                  # Test files
│   ├── unit/              # Unit tests
│   ├── integration/       # Integration tests
│   └── setup.js           # Test setup
├── uploads/               # File storage directory
├── logs/                  # Log files
├── data/                  # Database files
├── docker-compose.yml     # Docker Compose configuration
├── Dockerfile            # Docker image definition
├── config.yaml           # Application configuration
├── package.json          # Node.js dependencies and scripts
├── jest.config.js        # Jest testing configuration
└── README.md             # This file

🚀 Deployment Options

1. Docker Deployment (Recommended)

# Quick start
docker-compose up -d

# With custom environment
docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d

2. Manual Deployment

# Install dependencies
npm ci --production

# Start with PM2
pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

# Or start directly
npm start

3. Production Deployment

See DEPLOYMENT.md for comprehensive production deployment instructions including:

Nginx reverse proxy configuration
SSL certificate setup
Firewall configuration
Monitoring and logging
Backup strategies
Security hardening

📊 Monitoring & Health Checks

Health Endpoints

Application Health: GET /api/health
Service Statistics: GET /api/stats

Logging

Logs are written to:

logs/app.log - General application logs
logs/security.log - Security events
logs/error.log - Error logs

Monitoring Scripts

start-server.sh: Server startup script
Built-in health checks in Docker configuration
PM2 monitoring for process management

🔧 Development Tools

Code Quality

# Lint code
npm run lint

# Fix linting issues
npm run lint:fix

# Security audit
npm run security:audit

Development Scripts

npm run dev: Start with nodemon for auto-reload
npm run test: Run test suite
npm run lint: ESLint code analysis
npm run security:audit: Security vulnerability scan

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Make your changes
Add tests for new functionality
Run the test suite (npm test)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

Development Guidelines

Follow OWASP security best practices
Write comprehensive tests
Update documentation for new features
Use semantic commit messages
Ensure all tests pass before submitting PR

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🆘 Support & Documentation

Additional Documentation

📋 OWASP Evaluation Report: OWASP_IMPLEMENTATION_EVALUATION.md - Comprehensive OWASP implementation and evaluation (⭐ EXCELLENT Rating)
API Documentation: API_DOC.md - Complete API reference
Deployment Guide: DEPLOYMENT.md - Production deployment instructions
Security Audit: SELF_AUDIT.md - Security assessment and recommendations

Getting Help

Check the documentation in /docs
Review the security audit in SELF_AUDIT.md
Open an issue on GitHub for bugs or feature requests
Check existing issues before creating new ones

Troubleshooting

Common issues and solutions:

Application won't start: Check Node.js version (18+) and dependencies
File upload fails: Verify file permissions and disk space
Authentication issues: Check JWT secret configuration
Docker issues: Ensure Docker and Docker Compose are properly installed

🔄 Changelog

Version 1.1.0 (Latest)

✅ Enhanced Content Security Policy (CSP) compliance
✅ Image preview functionality with secure blob URLs
✅ Real-time data refresh with aggressive cache control
✅ Improved user management with better error handling
✅ Event delegation pattern for all UI interactions
✅ Automatic virus scan status for uploaded files
✅ Dedicated file preview endpoint with authorization

Version 1.0.0

✅ Initial release with comprehensive security features
✅ OWASP-compliant file upload system
✅ User authentication and admin panel
✅ Docker support with multi-container setup
✅ Complete test suite with coverage reporting
✅ Modern responsive web interface
✅ Comprehensive API documentation
✅ Production deployment guides

Built with ❤️ following OWASP security guidelines

For more information, visit the project documentation or open an issue for support.

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🛡️ Secure File Upload Application

🌟 Features

🔐 Authentication & User Management

📁 File Management

👑 Admin Panel

🛡️ Security Features

🎨 Modern Web Interface

✨ Recent Enhancements

Security & Compliance

User Interface

File Management

Performance

📋 OWASP Implementation & Evaluation

Comprehensive Security Assessment

Evaluation Summary

✅ OWASP Resources Implemented

🏆 Key Achievements

📊 Evaluation Results

🛡️ Security Counter-Measures Implemented

🌍 Real-World Impact

📖 Report Contents

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

Installation

Default Admin Credentials

🐳 Docker Deployment

Quick Docker Start

Docker Features

🔧 Build Options

Development Build

Production Build

Testing Build

📚 API Documentation

Authentication

Core Endpoints

Authentication

File Operations

User Management (Admin Only)

System Information

⚙️ Configuration

Configuration File (config.yaml)

Environment Variables

🧪 Testing

Test Structure

Running Tests

Test Scripts

🔒 Security Compliance

OWASP Compliance

Security Checklist

📁 Project Structure

🚀 Deployment Options

1. Docker Deployment (Recommended)

2. Manual Deployment

3. Production Deployment

📊 Monitoring & Health Checks

Health Endpoints

Logging

Monitoring Scripts

🔧 Development Tools

Code Quality

Development Scripts

🤝 Contributing

Development Guidelines

📄 License

🆘 Support & Documentation

Additional Documentation

Getting Help

Troubleshooting

🔄 Changelog

Version 1.1.0 (Latest)

Version 1.0.0

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