• API Architecture
• REST API Fundamentals
• SOAP vs REST vs GraphQL
• HTTP Methods
• JSON & XML
• API Lifecycle
• API Security Principles
• OWASP API Security Top 10
• API Documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI)

• API Testing Environment
• Postman
• Burp Suite
• Insomnia
• cURL
• Swagger UI
• Docker-based Vulnerable APIs
• VAmPI Setup
• Juice Shop API
• API Testing Workflow

• Passive Reconnaissance
• Active Reconnaissance
• API Documentation Discovery
• Endpoint Enumeration
• Directory & Subdomain Discovery
• JavaScript Endpoint Extraction
• API Fingerprinting
• Version Enumeration
• Attack Surface Mapping

• Request Analysis
• Response Analysis
• Parameter Discovery
• Excessive Data Exposure
• Business Logic Flaws
• API Object Relationships
• Data Validation
• Input Manipulation

• Automated API Scanning
• Security Misconfiguration Detection
• OpenAPI Assessment
• Swagger Review
• Fuzz Testing
• Vulnerability Validation
• Manual Verification

• API Authentication Mechanisms
• Basic Authentication
• API Keys
• JWT Authentication
• OAuth 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Password Brute Force
• Password Spraying
• Password Reset Testing
• MFA Testing
• Token Security

• Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA)
• Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA)
• Broken Object Property Level Authorization (BOPLA)
• Horizontal Privilege Escalation
• Vertical Privilege Escalation
• Object Enumeration
• Access Control Validation

This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to perform comprehensive API security assessments. Participants will learn how to discover, analyze, test, and exploit vulnerabilities in RESTful APIs using industry-standard methodologies, tools, and real-world attack scenarios aligned with the OWASP API Security Top 10.

Participants should have a basic understanding of web technologies, HTTP/HTTPS, networking, APIs, and cybersecurity fundamentals. Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, authentication mechanisms, API requests/responses, and Linux command-line environments is recommended. Basic knowledge of web application security and common API vulnerabilities will also be helpful. Prior professional API security testing experience is not mandatory.

• Penetration Testers
• API Security Engineers
• Web Application Security Engineers
• Red Team Members
• Bug Bounty Hunters
• Security Consultants
• Backend Developers
• DevSecOps Engineers
• QA Engineers
• Cybersecurity Students

This course provides comprehensive hands-on training in Offensive API Security, covering realistic attack vectors, vulnerability identification, and ethical penetration testing methodologies.

Penetration testers, security consultants, red team members, system administrators, and cybersecurity enthusiasts looking to specialize in offensive security.

Yes. All exercises are conducted in dedicated, authorized virtual lab environments using industry-standard penetration testing tools.

Upon successfully completing the training and practical assessments, you will receive a verified Certificate of Completion in Offensive API Security.