What you'll learn

While one of the cornerstones of application security is securing communications over untrusted networks, far too often developers and operations personnel get tripped up by the many pitfalls of implementation, often resulting in the complete failure to secure data on the wire. In this course, you'll learn how adversaries can gain access to other users' communications through a variety of techniques, and prevention strategies. The course covers specific topics ranging from the SSL/TLS certificate authority system, to secure web session management and mobile communications security. You'll also learn how to conduct simulated man-in-the-middle attacks to empirically test SSL/TLS certificate validation in realistic scenarios. By the end of this course, you'll have a thorough understanding of techniques to prevent interception and make applications more secure.