Acknowledgments

I would be completely remiss if I didn’t first thank my wife, Amy, for her unwavering support during the writing of this book. She may not have written any words or made any edits, but without her encouragement—and picking up my slack while I spent evenings and weekends writing instead of cooking dinner or mowing the yard—I’d still be trying to figure out the best way to finish the first sentence of the introduction.

I’d like to thank my coauthor, Vinnie, for contributing a wealth of knowledge and experience on web application security. I had a lot of fun writing this book with you, and I’m glad you talked me into it. And speaking of a wealth of knowledge and experience, I’d also like to thank our technical editor, Michael Howard. Your hard work made this book not only a much better reference guide but a much better read as well.

The editorial team at McGraw-Hill Professional is outstanding—truly the definition of “professional.” Thank you so much. It can’t be easy to make a couple of security guys sound like actual writers. I particularly want to thank Margaret Berson, Melinda Lytle, Sapna Rastogi, Patty Mon, Ryan Willard, and Joya Anthony. And last but certainly not least, many thanks to Amy Jollymore. If you ever run for office as Chief Executive Cat Herder, you’ll definitely get my vote. This was a blast; let’s do it again sometime!

—Bryan

I’m forever indebted to Bryan for being truly the coolest coauthor anyone could ever ask for. A huge thank you to Amy Jollymore for the opportunity to work on this book and to my teammates at Stach & Liu—especially Fran, Justin, and Carl. Your intelligence and dedication never ceases to amaze or inspire. I wouldn’t trade you guys for anything.

—Vincent