Web Security
Modern web applications can often be described in terms of cooperation and sharing, both on the level of the users of the application and on the level of the application and the service providers. This course covers security challenges of web applications, from a theoretical and practical perspective.
About the course
The course gives an overview of the defining properties of web applications and the corresponding application class and identifies different security challenges in relation to the different stakeholders: the users, the application provider, and the service and library providers.
It covers concepts like statelessness, confidentiality, integrity, access control, authentication and authorization, session handling, and attacks related to those concepts. In addition, the course involves different forms of injection attacks, where code, in one way or another, is injected and executed on the client or server side.
You will learn
- about web applications and the corresponding application class and get the ability to construct complex applications
- about the most prevalent security challenges of web applications and to identify vulnerabilities in applications
- about protection mechanisms and their limitations both in isolation and in relation to each other
Requirements
Below you find the entry requirements for the course. If you do not fulfill the requirements, you can get your eligibility evaluated based on knowledge acquired in other ways, such as work experience, other studies etcetera. Read more in Application information below.
Occasions for this course
Autumn semester 2024
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Scope
7.5 credits
Time
2024-09-02 - 2025-01-19 (part time 25%)
Education level
Second cycle
Course type
Freestanding course
Application code
MDU-24092
Language
English
Study location
Västerås
Course syllabus & literature
See course plan and literature list (DVA489)Specific requirements
120 credits of which at least 80 credits in the field of technology, including at least 30 credits in programming or software development. The course requires basic knowledge of distributed systems development or client-server programming, which can, for example, be achieved by having read the course Development of web applications 7.5 credits.
In addition, Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.Selection
University credits
Questions about the course?
If you have any questions about the course, please contact the Course Coordinator.
Application information
You’ll find the entry requirements in the course description. After submitting your application, the next step is to submit documentation to demonstrate your eligibility for the course. Most academic credentials from Sweden are retrieved automatically. Wait a few days after submitting your application - if you still can’t see your academic credentials om My pages, please upload them.
If you have studied in another country, you must provide transcripts of your academic studies and of your English proficiency. Exactly what you need to submit and how, depends on several factors. You can read more on universityadmissions.se or antagning.se.
If the course requires work experience, you need to provide an employer’s certificate. You can download a template for employer’s certificate below.
No academic qualifications?
Many courses requires that you have previous academies studies, but we can validate work experience to determine whether you have the qualifications for the course.
If you don’t have the formal qualifications required, please send in a certificate of employment (current or previous) and a CV/Description of competence that describes your educational and professional background. Please include a short description of your work experience, not only the work title.
Use the CV/ Description of competence template below and fill in the information requested.
You can also use our template for Employers certificate if you like.
• Download a template for CV/Description of competence
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If you have any questions regarding eligibility or application please send an e-mail to lifelonglearning@mdu.se