Secure Coding Practices
By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Security mindset and threat models
Embark on your learning journey with Secure Coding Practices. This course is designed to be accessible to beginners while providing enough depth to challenge experienced learners.
You'll gain hands-on experience through interactive coding exercises, quizzes, and real-world projects. Our community forum provides support whenever you need it.
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What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Security mindset and threat models
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 2: Common attack surfaces
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 3: Secure authentication basics
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 1: Identify vulnerabilities safely
- By the end of this course, learners should be able to explain Lesson 2: Harden applications and servers
Skills you will develop
Injection prevention · Web and API security
Skills you’ll develop
Course completion demonstrates these skills. Verification requires assessment or reviewed challenge work.
What you will build and prove
- Practice: Practice: Lesson 3: Encrypt data in transit and at rest
- Project: Apply Secure Coding Practices
- Quiz: Lesson 3: Encrypt data in transit and at rest check (pass 70%)
- Final assessment: Secure Coding Practices — course assessment (pass 70%)
Course journey
How this free course is structured — watch, practise, and progress module by module.
- Introduction & Setup
- Core Concepts
- Hands-On Practice
- Intermediate Techniques
- Advanced Topics
Practice
1 optional practice exercise — apply what you learned. Practice is not required to complete the course.
Assessment
- Lesson 3: Encrypt data in transit and at rest check · pass mark 70%
- Secure Coding Practices — course assessment · pass mark 70%
Prove
Course completion means finishing required lessons , and the course assessment . That grants a certificate of completion — not a professional certification. Optional practice does not block completion.
Curriculum
Week 1: Introduction & Setup
- Lesson 1: Security mindset and threat models Preview 22min
- Lesson 2: Common attack surfaces Preview 22min
- Lesson 3: Secure authentication basics 25min
Week 2: Core Concepts
- Lesson 1: Identify vulnerabilities safely 19min
- Lesson 2: Harden applications and servers 8min
- Lesson 3: Encrypt data in transit and at rest Practice 9min
- Lesson 4: Respond to a security incident 14min
Week 3: Hands-On Practice
- Lesson 1: Identify vulnerabilities safely 22min
- Lesson 2: Harden applications and servers 21min
- Lesson 3: Encrypt data in transit and at rest 11min
- Lesson 4: Respond to a security incident 12min
- Lesson 5: Write a security checklist 13min
Week 4: Intermediate Techniques
- Lesson 1: Identify vulnerabilities safely 10min
- Lesson 2: Harden applications and servers 12min
- Lesson 3: Encrypt data in transit and at rest 19min
Week 5: Advanced Topics
- Lesson 1: Identify vulnerabilities safely 12min
- Lesson 2: Harden applications and servers 10min
- Lesson 3: Encrypt data in transit and at rest 8min
- Lesson 4: Respond to a security incident 10min
Free to enroll — no purchase required.
Instructor: Africoders
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