From the course: Application Security Testing and Debugging
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Authentication and session security testing
From the course: Application Security Testing and Debugging
Authentication and session security testing
Welcome to this video of Authentication and Session Security Testing. 81% of data breaches involve compromised credentials, yet most security testing focuses on technical vulnerabilities while ignoring the sophisticated authentication bypass techniques that actually enable real-world attacks. The 2020 Twitter hack that compromised high-profile accounts wasn't due to SQL injection. It was a multi-factor authentication bypass that exploited human factors and session management flaws. Today, you'll master advanced authentication and session security testing techniques that reveal the complex bypass methods sophisticated attackers use to circumvent modern security controls and access sensitive systems. In this video, you will master comprehensive session management assessment techniques for analyzing token security and life cycle management, multi-factor authentication bypass methods including technical and social engineering vectors, advanced authentication flow analysis for identifying…
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