SDT 323 - Testing for Improper Input Validation
Course Details
Course Number: SDT 323
Course Duration: 10 minutes
Course CPE Credits: .25
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Foreign Languages Available:
- English
Course Overview
Input validation is used to check potentially dangerous inputs but when software does not validate this input properly, an attacker is able to craft the input in a form that is not expected by the rest of the application. This course introduces ways to identify and mitigate this security weakness, referenced as CWE-20 by the 2020 CWE Top 25.
Topics include:
- Identifying malicious input
- Recognizing the impact of this vulnerability
- Strategies for defending against Improper Input Validation
- Testing for Improper Input Validation weaknesses