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Node.js: Securing RESTful APIs

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Overview

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Learn how to secure a RESTful API to keep your application data—and your users—safe.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Securing Node RESTful APIs
  • What you should know
1. Setting Up
  • Overview of the security threats
  • Introduction to OWASP
  • Introduction to JWT
  • Introduction to Postman
2. Setting Up the Node API
  • Base project template intro
  • Finalize the setup for the project
  • Create the user model
  • Add bcrypt password hashing
3. Securing the Node API
  • Add the handlers for loginRequired
  • Add the handlers for registration
  • Add the handlers for login
  • Finalize secured endpoints
  • Add JWT setup into index
  • Test the API with Postman
4. Other Options
  • Alternatives for securing APIs
Conclusion
  • Explore and build your skills

Taught by

Emmanuel Henri

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