OWASP Web Application Security Accessibility Project/Roadmap

SCENARIO 1 John is a blind user of online banking. He is transferring money to another account. He is about to transfer an amount of EUR 27 and introduces three zeros by mistake. A verification of data is processed before the final dispatch. In fact, EUR 27 000 is displayed (27 000 consists of a gap between 27 and 000). However, John´s screen reader identifies only EUR 27 because zeros are either ignored or read as zero – zero – zero. John is not aware of the fact that he is making a payment of EUR 27000 instead of 27. SCENARIO 2 Helen is sightless. During the population census Helen is about to complete a web-based form and finds out that a code provided by the postman is required at the beginning. Yet she does not see the code. Therefore, she asks someone else to read it for her. A form is displayed in a format that screen readers are unable to read. Helen is completely dependent on the help of others. SCENARIO 3 José is able to communicate in Spanish only. He tips through an online casino. Someone tried to crack his authentication – the hacker introduced an incorrect pass code three times and the account got blocked. José received instruction via e-mail in English how to proceed for unblocking his account. However, José does not understand the English text and has no clue how to react. SCENARIO 4 Anna is dumb. She has arranged for an electronic health records (online). For security reasons, the access to her electronic health records was blocked. Web-based instructions redirect her to a telephone operator, who is supposed to help her out with unblocking the account. Helen is, though, unable to speak and is dependent on someone else´s help. The practice points out to the fact that a seemingly secure web application does, in reality, protect interests of only a specific group of users. Interests of a great number of users are protected only partially or by no means. This is why I decided to focus extensively on the issue of web application security accessibility. This topic is conceded as a project within OWASP – a globally renowned organization and community, which I appreciate a lot for its high expertness, positive social respect and for successful free share of voice in the field of concepts regarding security of web applications.
 * What does security mean? The origin of the word "security“ refers to the Latin word securitas (sine cura + tutus); the word in English means also freedom from danger, safeguard, protection, certainty, doubtlessness.
 * Objective security,
 * Subjective security.
 * What does security of a web application mean?From a web application user´s point of view, the security of web application is a complex of relations constituting the user´s interest protection; i.e. a factual status of how these relations are protected including the admissible amount of threats.
 * What is meant by accessibility? Accessibility is a state under which an object of usage does not interpose any barriers to the user. Accessibility means without barriers.
 * What is the concept of web application security accessibility? It is a state under which a complex of relations designed to protect user´s interests is maintained regardless of user´s disabilities, capabilities, knowledge, experience, visualisation capacities.
 * Examples of inaccessible security of web applications
 * What are the project goals?
 * During the project we will focus mainly on the following areas:
 * Research and study of web application security accessibility (WASA)
 * WASA situation monitoring
 * WASA user testing
 * WASA legal implementation
 * Discussion with providers of web application security
 * Recommendations for providing an accessible security of web applications