• Online, Self-Paced

Building authentication and session management schemes correctly is a difficult task often presenting flaws that may be equally difficult to identify. Common authentication attacks consist of brute force, insufficient authentication, and weak password recovery validation. These types of attacks target and attempt to exploit the authentication process a website uses to verify the identity of a user, service, or application. This course teaches how to execute attacks, identify vulnerabilities, and verify controls.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Identify common authentication vulnerabilities
  • Verify authentication controls
  • Execute dictionary attacks

Framework Connections

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

Specialty Areas

  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.