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Software Security for Web Applications

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Software Security for Web Applications

Anh Le
Dmitrii Suchkov

Instructors: Anh Le

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Protect against front-end threats like XSS, CSRF, and cookies

  • Secure back-end systems from SQL injection and DDOS attacks

  • Properly implement authentication and access differentiation

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This course is part of the Web Technologies and Security Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

Welcome to Week 1 of the Software Security for Web Applications course. These assignments cover common attacks in the browser like cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, and cookies. The module ends with graded exercises.

What's included

5 readings4 app items

Welcome to Week 2 of the Software Security for Web Applications course. These assignments cover common attack surfaces on the back end like SQL injection, out of date libraries, improperly validated data, and denial of service. The module ends with graded exercises.

What's included

6 readings5 app items

Welcome to Week 3 of the Software Security for Web Applications course. These assignments cover authentication with passwords and Oauth as well as differentiating access. The module ends with graded exercises.

What's included

5 readings4 app items

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Anh Le
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