Testing for Use of Hard-Coded Credentials from CMD+CTRL Security

Testing for Use of Hard-Coded Credentials

Online, Self-Paced

Applications that use authentication need a method for storing credentials that is secure because when a hacker recovers credentials, they can use them to authenticate with the application or to access external services. This course introduces ways to identify and mitigate this security weakness, referenced as CWE-798 by the 2020 CWE Top 25.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to:

Identify Use of Hard-Coded Credentials vulnerabilities
Recognize the potential impact of this vulnerability
Apply coding best practices to avoid it
Find Use of Hard-Coded Credentials vulnerabilities in your applications source code
Test your application to detect it

Framework Connections

Design and Development

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

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