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A Guide to Securing Node.js Applications

Gain insights into securing Node.js applications: sanitize inputs, use HTTPS, encryption, explore authentication, access control, and protect against XSS, CSRF, and popular hacks.

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This course is your guide for securing Node.js applications. You'll start by properly sanitizing user input and output, and then move on to some fundamental protocols, such as HTTPS and SHA. Passwords and encryption will be discussed next. More specifically, you will learn about different hashing algorithms and protecting your application from brute force attacks. Following that, you'll explore concepts like authentication, access control, and obfuscation. You will also learn about XSS, CSRF, and other popular hacks near the end of the course. By the end of this course, you will know how to secure a Node.js application, an in-demand skill to put on your resume!

This course is your guide for securing Node.js applications. You'll start by properly sanitizing user input and output, and then...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Sanitize user input and output.

Understand and implement HTTPS.

Create secure hashes using random salts.

Implement access control with authentication.

Protect yourself against XSS and CSRF.

Sanitize user input and output.

Content

36 Lessons7 Quizzes

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with securing Node.js apps, addressing common vulnerabilities, and implementing robust security protocols.

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Never Trust Your Users. Sanitize ALL Input!

6 Lessons

Unpack the core of input sanitization, preventing SQL injection, managing mass assignment, typecasting, and output sanitization.

SQL Injection

How to Guard Against SQL Injection

Mass Assignment

Typecasting

Sanitizing Output

Quiz Yourself on Input/Output Basics

HTTPS and Other Random Letters

6 Lessons

Work your way through securing Node.js applications using HTTPS, its limitations, and implementation techniques.

Introduction

Limitations of HTTPS

Implementing HTTPS

Apache and Nginx setup

Paths

Quiz Yourself on HTTPS

Password Encryption and Storage for Everyone

9 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of secure password encryption, hashing, and storage in Node.js applications.

Storage and Validation

Putting It All Together

Brute Force Protection

Upgrading Legacy Systems

Quiz Yourself on Encryption

Authentication, Access Control, and Safe File Handling

6 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of securing authentication, access control, and safe file handling in Node.js.

Quiz Yourself on Authentication

Safe Defaults, Cross Site Scripting, and Other Popular Hacks

7 Lessons

Focus on securing Node.js apps with safe defaults, XSS and CSRF prevention, and updated libraries.

Never Trust Yourself

Cross-Site Scripting

Cross Site Request Forgery

Race Conditions

Outdated Libraries

Quiz Yourself on Popular Hacks

Thank You!

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Course Author:

Ben Edmunds

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