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JavaScript: Security Essentials

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This course equips JavaScript developers with the basic knowledge and techniques they need to keep their JavaScript applications secure.

Syllabus

Introduction

Javascript security essentials
What you should know

1. Overview of Security Concepts

Overview of the most common threats
List of available resources
Overview of this course approach

2. Security applied: XSS

What is cross-site scripting?
Example of XSS in code
Final syntax applied XSS
Best practices for XSS threats

3. Security applied: CSRF

What is cross-site forgery?
Overview of JWT
Overview of Auth0
Best practices for CSRF threats

4. Security applied: Sensitive Data

Better practices for sensitive data
Overview of the encryption
List of the crypto libraries
Best practices for sensitive data

5. Security applied: SSJI

What is server-side injection?
Example of SSJI code
How to prevent SSJI

6. Security applied: Obfuscation

What is obfuscation?
Tools for scrambling your data
Best practices for scrambling data

Conclusion

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Taught by

Emmanuel Henri

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