Web & API Penetration Testing — Study Course

The official preparation course for the Web & API Penetration Testing certification: structured modules, worked examples and exam-focused practice.

Key facts

• Course price: $195 (one-time payment)
• Field: Cybersecurity & Information Security
• Prepares for: Web & API Penetration Testing
• 7 modules · 23 lessons · about 6 hours of lessons
• Self-paced, online, illustrated lessons

Course outline

1. Foundations of Web & API Penetration Testing — Establish the legal, methodological and technical baseline for professional web and API security engagements.
   • The Penetration Testing Lifecycle
   • Web Application Architecture & Attack Surface
   • Setting Up a Professional Testing Environment
   • Passive Reconnaissance & OSINT
2. Active Mapping & Enumeration — Systematically discover and enumerate web application and API attack surface using active techniques.
   • Web Application Crawling and Content Discovery
   • API Discovery and Documentation Analysis
   • Authentication Mechanism Analysis
3. Injection & Input Validation Attacks — Master the full range of injection vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs, from SQLi to XXE.
   • SQL Injection in APIs and Web Apps
   • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Injection in APIs
   • XXE, SSRF and Command Injection
   • Template Injection and Deserialization
4. Access Control & Business Logic Vulnerabilities — Identify and exploit broken access control, IDOR, privilege escalation and business-logic flaws in web APIs.
   • Broken Access Control and IDOR
   • API Security Top 10 Deep Dive
   • Business Logic Abuse
5. Advanced API Attack Techniques — Execute sophisticated attacks against GraphQL, OAuth, CORS and API gateways that go beyond standard OWASP checklists.
   • GraphQL Security Testing
   • OAuth 2.0 and JWT Attack Chains
   • CORS Misconfiguration and CSRF in APIs
6. Professional Reporting & Tooling Mastery — Produce high-quality penetration test reports and build efficient automation workflows using Burp Suite and scripting.
   • Writing Professional Penetration Test Reports
   • Burp Suite Automation and Custom Extensions
   • Custom Scripting for API Testing
7. Exam Readiness — Web & API Penetration Testing — Consolidate knowledge across all domains, understand the certification exam structure and build a practical revision strategy.
   • Core Concepts Rapid Recap
   • Exam Structure and Preparation Strategy
   • Practice Scenario Walkthroughs