React: Securing Applications
1h 4mAdvanced2020-04-09
Authors

Emmanuel Henri
Executive with 20+ years of experience in programming and design
Course details
You've built an application around React, using it and other libraries to create a smooth and attractive application. Everything works—but does it work securely? Applications that look great and perform well can still be at risk of attack. This course provides clear, focused steps you can take to reinforce your React applications and authentication methods to defend against common threats. First, instructor Emmanuel Henri explains how common attacks work and gets you started setting up solutions that can protect your applications. Next, he shows how to improve the security of your authentication methods using Auth0, followed by how to secure your API endpoint by leveraging other features from Auth0. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the best practices you need to safeguard your files, code, data, routes, servers, and users.
Skills covered
Identity and Access ManagementReact.jsMetaFront-End Web DevelopmentCybersecurityWeb DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Securing React applications
- 02 - What you should know
1. Setting Up
- 03 - Initial setup
- 04 - Set up flow
- 05 - Set up ESLint
2. Overview of Security Threats
- 06 - Introduction to OWASP
- 07 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks
- 08 - Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
- 09 - Introduction to JSON Web Token (JWT) and what it solves
3. Authentication with Auth0
- 10 - Initial setup of your server
- 11 - Create your API endpoints
- 12 - Initial Auth0 setup
- 13 - Adding the files and code from Auth0
- 14 - Update index for Auth0 integration
- 15 - Add connections to server
- 16 - Finalize menu with login
4. Other React Considerations
- 17 - React considerations for security
- 18 - Strict mode
Conclusion
- 19 - Next steps
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