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API Security Fundamentals

Master the security principles for building and consuming APIs. This course covers authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, and defense against common API attacks. Essential knowledge for modern web developers.

IntermediateAPI Security5 hours16 lessons302 points

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API Security Fundamentals

Understanding the unique security challenges of APIs and the threat landscape

3 lessons

Authentication and Authorization

Implementing secure authentication and fine-grained authorization for APIs

3 lessons

Input Validation and Output Encoding

Protecting APIs from injection attacks through proper validation and encoding

3 lessons

Rate Limiting and Abuse Prevention

Protecting APIs from abuse, DoS attacks, and resource exhaustion

3 lessons

API Security in Practice

Implementing comprehensive security with real-world patterns and tools

4 lessons