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Common API Security Pitfalls

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This course explains common security pitfalls in REST APIs and provides guidance for assessing APIs and improving their security. Topics include stateless APIs, JSON Web Tokens, encryption, signatures, key management, cookies versus tokens, cross-origin requests, and input validation.

Syllabus

Intro
Overview
About Philip
API Security Baseline
Stateless API
JSON Web Tokens
Encryption
HMAC
Asymmetric signature
Key management
Cookies vs tokens
Crossorigin requests
Input validation
Dont rely on input validation

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OWASP Foundation

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