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Cybrige Certified API Pentester (CCAP)

Master API Security Testing, OWASP API Top 10, Authentication Attacks, Authorization Flaws, SSRF, JWT Security, and Real-World API Pentesting Methodologies.

πŸ”— API ReconnaissanceπŸ” Auth TestingπŸ’‰ Injection AttacksπŸ“‹ Secure API Design🎯 Live Labs
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What Will You Learn?

  • Perform comprehensive API security assessments
  • Identify auth and authorization vulnerabilities
  • Test REST and GraphQL endpoints effectively
  • Recommend secure API architecture improvements

Curriculum

Structured modules designed for progressive skill development and real-world application.

Module 01

Introduction to API Security

Understand API fundamentals, security concepts, common threats, and why APIs are a high-value target in modern applications.

Module 02

How to Interact with an API

Learn how APIs work in real environments, including request methods, headers, parameters, and response handling.

Module 03

Real-World API Breaches

Analyze major real-world API breaches to understand attack patterns, mistakes, and lessons learned.

Module 04

The 3 Pillars of API Security

Deep dive into confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the context of API security.

Module 05

API Security Technology Landscape

Explore tools, platforms, and technologies used to secure APIs, including gateways, monitoring, and protection solutions.

Module 06

API Pentesting Lab Setup

Set up a complete hands-on lab environment for API testing using real-world tools and vulnerable APIs.

Module 07

API Pentesting Recon

Master reconnaissance techniques to identify endpoints, parameters, versions, and undocumented APIs.

Module 08

Endpoint Analysis

Learn how to analyze API endpoints to discover vulnerabilities, logic flaws, and weak input validation.

Module 09

Scanning APIs

Use automated and manual techniques to scan APIs for common and advanced security issues.

Module 10

OWASP API Security Top 10 (2019)

Understand and exploit vulnerabilities listed in the OWASP API Top 10 (2019) with practical examples.

Module 11

OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023)

Learn the latest OWASP API Top 10 (2023) risks and how attackers exploit them in real-world APIs.

Module 12

API Authentication Attacks

Exploit weaknesses in API authentication mechanisms, including JWT, OAuth, and token misconfigurations.

Module 13

Exploiting API Authorization

Identify and exploit authorization flaws such as BOLA, BFLA, and privilege escalation issues.

Module 14

Improper Assets Management

Learn how mismanaged API assets expose sensitive data and how attackers discover forgotten or deprecated APIs.

Module 15

Mass Assignment Attack

Understand and exploit mass assignment vulnerabilities to manipulate backend objects and data.

Module 16

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Discover SSRF vulnerabilities in APIs and learn how to exploit internal services and cloud metadata.

Module 17

Injection Attacks

Perform injection attacks such as SQL, NoSQL, and command injections in API environments.

Module 18

Evasion & Combining Techniques

Learn how to bypass security controls by chaining multiple vulnerabilities and evasion techniques.

Module 19

Pentesting Documentation

Create professional pentesting reports and documentation used in real-world security engagements.

Module 20

API Security and Firewall

Understand API firewalls, WAFs, and protection mechanisms, and learn techniques to test and bypass them.

Meet Your Instructor

Anand Kumar Choubey

Anand Kumar Choubey is the Founder and Lead Instructor at Cybrige Solutions, dedicated to empowering the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. With expertise in penetration testing, offensive security, vulnerability research, and practical security training, he helps learners develop real-world skills through hands-on labs, live mentorship, and industry-focused learning experiences.

Anand Kumar Choubey
Penetration Testing Expert
10,000+ Students Trained
Certified Security Professional
10+ Years Experience
100+ Live Batches

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Our students have responsibly reported real-world security vulnerabilities and have been recognized by leading global organizations and government bodies.

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