Secure Application Development Fundamentals
This essential course teaches software developers how to write secure code from the outset. It covers the OWASP Top 10, input validation techniques, and secure API design, reducing vulnerabilities before deployment.
£200
Certified Secure Developer
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Secure Application Development Fundamentals: the short answers
- What is Secure Application Development Fundamentals?
- This essential course teaches software developers how to write secure code from the outset. It covers the OWASP Top 10, input validation techniques, and secure API design, reducing vulnerabilities before deployment.
- Who is Secure Application Development Fundamentals for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Software Developers working in computer, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Secure Application Development Fundamentals take?
- Around 15 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Secure Developer, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £200 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Identify and remediate common vulnerabilities in source code.
- Implement secure authentication and authorization flows.
- Apply secure coding standards in daily development.
- Conduct peer security code reviews.
Written by Linda Wu, Senior Security Architect. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Secure Developer, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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