This course is a Secure Javascript Programming Overview. It gives the student an introduction to JavaScript security and covers important topics like authentication best practices and refreshers on JavaScript, Web browsers and Node.js.
JavaScript Security Refreshers
JavaScript Security Refreshers
This course is part of JavaScript Security Specialization
Instructor: Vladimir de Turckheim
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Intermediate level
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2 hours to complete
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Taught in English
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This course is part of the JavaScript Security Specialization
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There are 2 modules in this course
An exploration of Java and its runtime environments. In this course, we will cover some base concepts of JavaScript and its runtime environments. We will start by doing a few refreshers on the languages and its history; then we will look at an overview of web browsers and Node.js as JavaScript runtimes.
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4 videos1 assignment
This course explores web authentication and best practices. Here, we will go through refreshers on authentication and a bit of cryptography. We will cover the case of cookies and non-cookies-based front-end authentication. We will also cover best practices in term of front-end identity management.
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3 videos1 assignment
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WW
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Reviewed on Dec 9, 2022
i think the course was good but where short i was thinking to learn a new way to analyze the js and debug the code but it covers the basic concept
NM
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Reviewed on May 11, 2022
There are a lot of new information and how to use it. Worth it to attend for a beginner like me in JavaScript programming and i did not know we can do alot with javascript programming
ZS
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Reviewed on Aug 26, 2021
Good content, and just ... real! Worth your time if you are a JS dev!
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