• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is one of the most prevalent attacks in modern web applications. In this course, Web App Hacking: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), you'll learn how to avoid the severe consequences of the CSRF attack. First, you'll discover how a CSRF attack works and how an attacker can take over a user's account with this attack. Next, you'll explore how the attacker can launch a CSRF attack as a result of insecure processing of an anti-CSRF token. Then, you'll learn how the attacker can switch a user to his account with a login CSRF attack. After that, you'll discover the importance of regeneration, and how the attacker can launch the CSRF attack when the anti-CSRF token is not regenerated at the time of authentication. Finally, you'll dive into an interesting case study of a CSRF attack. By the end of the course, you'll know how a CSRF attack works, how to test web applications for this attack, and how to prevent this attack from happening.

Learning Objectives

  • Understanding a CSRF Attack
  • Validation of an Anti-CSRF Token
  • CSRF Login Attack
  • Regeneration of an Anti-CSRF Token

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.