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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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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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.

Learning Roadmap

36 Lessons7 Quizzes

Introduction

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

Who Is This Course For?

About the Course

Never Trust Your Users. Sanitize ALL Input!

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.

Password Encryption and Storage for Everyone

9 Lessons

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

Authentication, Access Control, and Safe File Handling

6 Lessons

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

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.

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Developed by MAANG Engineers

ABOUT THIS COURSE

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!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ben Edmunds

🧠 staff engineer at wayfair 🎙host of phptownhall.com and morethancode.fm podcasts 📕author of securingphpapps.com and securingnodeapps.com books 🙋‍♂️He/him

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