Node.js: Securing RESTful APIs
.MP4, AVC, 1000 kbps, 1280x720 | English, AAC, 128 kbps, 2 Ch | 1h 21m | 358 MB
Instructor: Emmanuel Henri
.MP4, AVC, 1000 kbps, 1280x720 | English, AAC, 128 kbps, 2 Ch | 1h 21m | 358 MB
Instructor: Emmanuel Henri
APIs are a crucial business driver for delivering data to your applications. In this course, learn about various options for securing your RESTful API that can help you keep your application data—and your users—safe. Instructor Emmanuel Henri begins the course with an overview of top security threats and an introduction to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), an important resource on security. He then goes over how to secure an API with the LoopBack framework. To wrap up, he shows how to secure an API manually, and shares a few alternatives for securing APIs.
Topics include:
Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Reasons for using a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Securing an API with LoopBack
User management in LoopBack
Setting access controls
Securing an API manually
Finalizing secured endpoints