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CourseOWASP Top 10: Cryptographic Failures
Learn about cryptographic failures, what they are, and how to prevent them.
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Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary<1 hourPrerequisites
None
About this course
OWASP Top 10: Cryptographic Failures covers the second of the 2021 OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks. In this course, we will explore what cryptographic failures are and learn how to identify and prevent them from our system.
Skills you'll gain
Explain cryptographic failures
Identify failures in a program
Remediate program failures
Syllabus
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Learn about cryptographic failures and how to prevent them.
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