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Mastering Security in Frontend Applications

This course will teach you how to secure your React, Vue, and Angular apps by applying frontend security best practices and preventing XSS and CSRF attacks.

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43 Lessons

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Basic understanding of security and its application to frontend development
Knowledge of best security practices across all popular frontend frameworks: Vue, Angular, and React
The ability to identify and resolve security vulnerabilities
Hands-on experience creating extensive security reports and conducting project analyses

Learning Roadmap

43 Lessons5 Quizzes

Getting Started

Master best practices for securing frontend applications against vulnerabilities.

About This Course

Security Fundamentals

Understand critical web security risks like XSS, CSRF, and exploits to enhance application safety.

Security Risk—Exploits

Security Risk—XSS

Security Risk—CSRF

Security Risk—Spoofing

Summary: Security Fundamentals

Quiz: Security Fundamentals

Practical Exercise: Article Application

Solution: Article Application

Security Exploits

8 Lessons

Explore critical security vulnerabilities in popular frontend frameworks and learn how to mitigate them.

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

8 Lessons

Understand XSS vulnerabilities in web frameworks and implement effective sanitization strategies.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

8 Lessons

Master CSRF protection strategies in React, Angular, and Vue.js applications.

Authentication With Vue.js Using Auth0

Project

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Spoofing

8 Lessons

Understand spoofing threats in web development and lean how to implement security measures across frameworks.

Final Remarks

2 Lessons

Understand frontend security essentials and stay vigilant against evolving threats.

Certificate of Completion

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Developed by MAANG Engineers

Every Educative lesson is designed by a team of ex-MAANG software engineers and PhD computer science educators, and developed in consultation with developers and data scientists working at Meta, Google, and more. Our mission is to get you hands-on with the necessary skills to stay ahead in a constantly changing industry. No video, no fluff. Just interactive, project-based learning with personalized feedback that adapts to your goals and experience.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Modern frontend frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular each have their security considerations and vulnerabilities. This course focuses on practical security implementation across these major frameworks, including common exploits through package dependencies. You’ll learn to identify and fix vulnerabilities in package.json, implement protection against XSS and CSRF attacks, and prevent spoofing across different frameworks. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll build secure applications using framework-specific features and frontend security best practices. After completing this course, you can develop secure applications across React, Vue, and Angular, audit dependencies for vulnerabilities, and implement robust security measures—essential skills for building production-ready frontend applications.

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