API Security Course Online

SKU: 3427
8 Lesson
|
40 Hours
igmGuru’s API Security Training helps you learn how modern APIs are protected from cyber threats. You will understand the OWASP API Security Top 10, explore real-world API attack scenarios, and learn key security pillars such as authentication, authorization, secure design, input validation, and data protection. This course is taught by an experienced cybersecurity professional who has more than 15 years of experience. After completion of the course, you will be prepared for the API Security certification exam.

API Security Training Overview

API security is important for modern software applications. Most web applications, mobile apps, and SaaS platforms depend on APIs to exchange data, which makes them a common target for attackers. From a career perspective, API security skills create strong opportunities in application security and DevSecOps roles. API security expertise is increasingly valued across industries such as fintech, enterprise IT, cloud services, and SaaS, making it an important skill for cybersecurity professionals.

Prerequisites

  • Basic knowledge of how web applications work
  • Basic knowledge of security fundamentals
  • Interest in cybersecurity, application security, and DevOps

What You Will Learn

  • API fundamentals and how REST APIs work
  • OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities
  • Common API attack scenarios and security risks
  • Authentication and authorization methods (OAuth, JWT, API Keys)
  • Secure API design and development best practices
  • Input validation and data protection techniques
  • API security testing using Postman and Burp Suite
  • How to identify and mitigate real-world API threats

Objective of API Security Training

  • Understand core API architecture and security importance
  • Identify common API vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
  • Learn prevention methods through real-world examples
  • Apply secure API development and testing practices
  • Build a strong foundation for advanced API security certifications

Tools & Technologies Covered

  • REST APIs and HTTP/HTTPS protocols
  • OWASP API Security Top 10 framework
  • API authentication methods (API Keys, OAuth, JWT)
  • Postman for API testing and validation
  • Burp Suite for API security testing
  • API gateways and security controls
  • Basic encryption and data protection techniques

Career Opportunities After API Security Course

  • Application Security Engineer
  • API Security Analyst
  • Cyber Security Analyst
  • DevSecOps Engineer
  • Security Testing Engineer
  • Cloud Security Engineer

Salary Benefits (2026)

  • High-demand skill with strong salary growth
  • Average salary in India: ₹15–25+ LPA
  • Average salary in the US: $97,684 to $181,000

Key Features

API Security Course Syllabus

1. What APIs are and how they work
2. REST APIs, HTTP methods, and status codes
3. API request - response flow
4. Common API architectures used in modern applications
1. Why APIs are targeted by attackers
2. Common API security risks
3. Difference between web app security and API security
4. Real-world API breach examples
1. Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA)
2. Broken Authentication
3. Excessive Data Exposure
4. Rate Limiting and Resource Abuse
5. Security Misconfiguration
6. How OWASP risks apply in real APIs
1. API keys and token-based security
2. OAuth 2.0 fundamentals
3. JWT (JSON Web Tokens) concepts
4. Role-based and object-level access control
1. Designing secure endpoints
2. Input validation and output filtering
3. Error handling and logging best practices
4. Versioning and backward compatibility security
1. Protecting sensitive data in APIs
2. HTTPS and TLS basics
3. Data masking and exposure control
4. Secure handling of secrets and credentials
1. Manual API security testing approach
2. Identifying authorization and logic flaws
3. Testing APIs using real attack scenarios
4. Understanding API security test results
1. Role of API gateways in security
2. Rate limiting and throttling
3. Monitoring and traffic control
4. Basic API logging and alerting concepts
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API Security Online Training Fees

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US $ 799.00
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  • Duration : 40 Hrs
  • Plus Self Paced

Classes Starting From

  • Fast Track Batch 10 Jul 2026
  • Weekday Batch 13 Jul 2026
  • Weekend Batch 11 Jul 2026

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API Security Certification

After successfully completing the API Security Training Program, you will receive an igmGuru Course Completion Certificate. This certificate validates your learning in OWASP API Security Top 10, secure API authentication and authorization, API testing, and industry best practices.

Also, our API Security Training prepares you for leading API security certification exams by covering core API security concepts, real-world attack scenarios, and industry best practices. This certification validates your understanding of API threats, secure API design, and practical API security testing skills.

Certification Exams

  • Certified API Security Analyst (CASA)
  • APIsec Certified Practitioner (ACP)
  • API Security Certified Professional (ASCP)
API Security Certification

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