Software Security for Web Applications (Coursera)

To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and suggested exploration examples, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling answer blocks) to small, approachable exercises that take minutes instead of hours.

Course 2 of 4 in the Web Technologies and Security Specialization.

What You Will 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

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Front-End Security

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

WEEK 2

Back-End Security

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 These assignments cover common attack surfaces on the back end like SQL injection, out of date libraries, improperly validated data, and denial of service.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.

WEEK 3

Passwords and Authentication

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.