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Introduction to the OWASP API Security Top 10

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) enable access to software functions and data and have become a prime target for attackers. Learn why API security is so vital as you explore the top 10 security threats for APIs as identified by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) in this Introduction to the OWASP API Security Top 10 course.

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Time

beginner

difficulty

ceu/cpe

Course Content

Introduction

OWASP API Security Top 10

Conclusion

Course Description

Students will learn about broken object level authorization, broken authentication, excessive data exposure, lack of resources and rate limiting, broken function level authorization, mass assignment, security misconfigurations, injection attacks, improper asset management, and insufficient logging and monitoring.

Target Audience

This course is targeted towards software engineers, but anyone can take the course.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that students have some software development experience and/or experience in at least one programming language, but coding skills are not required to complete this course.