- Course
- Security
Secure Communications for Go Applications
Fortify every byte on the wire. This course will teach you to implement and validate secure communications across Go services.
What you'll learn
Insecure transport paths expose Go services to interception and tampering. In this course, Secure Communications for Go Applications, you’ll learn to deliver end-to-end protected channels for workloads written in Go. First, you’ll explore enforcing TLS everywhere, including outbound API calls and database sessions. Next, you’ll discover how to apply certificate pinning responsibly while avoiding operational lock-in. Finally, you’ll learn how to prevent accidental data leakage with secure headers, cookie flags, and careful request design. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of secure Go communications needed to keep sensitive traffic confidential and trustworthy.
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About the author
Michael VanSickle is an application architect in Akron, Ohio. He is a mechanical engineer by training and a software engineer by choice. He is passionate about learning new programming languages and user experience design.