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Secure Coding Training and Certification in Sri Lanka

Participants will learn about secure coding principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

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Secure Coding Training and Certification is a professional training program delivered by ProgNXT, a globally recognized corporate training provider. ProgNXT's Secure Coding Training and Certification course in Sri Lanka equips professionals with industry-relevant skills through hands-on, instructor-led sessions. This Secure Coding Training is designed to equip developers, software engineers, and security professionals with the skills and knowledge to write...

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Course Code: PRR94
21 Hrs
Course Rating 5/5
Last Updated: April 2026

This Secure Coding Training is designed to equip developers, software engineers, and security professionals with the skills and knowledge to write secure code that can withstand common vulnerabilities and threats. Participants will learn about secure coding principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and buffer overflows. The training will focus on practical approaches to mitigating security risks in software development processes. Real-world examples, hands-on exercises, and code review techniques will be used to provide a comprehensive understanding of how to build secure applications across various programming languages and platforms.

Welcome to the official Secure Coding Training and Certification certification program. This comprehensive training is designed to elevate your professional skills and provide you with practical, industry-relevant knowledge in in Sri Lanka. As a globally recognized corporate training provider operating in 55+ countries, ProgNXT ensures that our curriculum meets the highest standards of excellence.

Whether you are looking to upskill your team or advance your personal career, our expert-led sessions will guide you through the core concepts of this domain. Upon successful completion of the 21 Hrs program, participants will receive a globally accepted certification, demonstrating their proficiency and readiness to tackle complex challenges in the field.

Basic knowledge of software development and programming concepts.

Familiarity with common programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or C++.

Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) is beneficial but not mandatory.

Vulnerability Identification: Ability to identify common security vulnerabilities such as XSS, SQL Injection, and buffer overflows.

Secure Coding Practices: Skills to incorporate security features like input validation, authentication, and encryption.

Code Review and Analysis: Proficiency in conducting secure code reviews to identify and fix vulnerabilities.

Threat Mitigation: Learn methods to mitigate risks through secure design, secure coding practices, and patch management.

Security Tools and Frameworks: Gain exposure to security tools that aid in code analysis and vulnerability detection.

By the end of this course, participants will:

Understand key secure coding principles and how to apply them during software development.

Learn how to identify and mitigate common security vulnerabilities in code.

Be able to perform secure code reviews and apply industry best practices.

Gain hands-on experience in writing secure code across different languages and frameworks.

Develop a proactive security mindset to prevent potential exploits and attacks in the development lifecycle.

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Introduction to Secure Coding and Common Vulnerabilities

Introduction to Secure Coding:

Overview of the course and the importance of secure coding.

The role of developers in building secure applications.

Secure coding principles: defense in depth, least privilege, fail securely.

Common Security Vulnerabilities:

Overview of the OWASP Top 10 security vulnerabilities:

Injection flaws (SQL, command, etc.)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Broken authentication and session management

Case studies of real-world attacks stemming from these vulnerabilities.

SQL Injection and Mitigation:

Understanding how SQL injection attacks work.

How to prevent SQL injection: Parameterized queries, prepared statements, ORM frameworks.

Hands-on lab

Hands-on Exercises

Securing Web Applications and Authentication Mechanisms

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Prevention:

Overview of XSS attacks and their types: Stored, reflected, and DOM-based.

Best practices for preventing XSS: Contextual encoding, input validation, and content security policies (CSP).

Hands-on lab: Identifying and mitigating XSS vulnerabilities in web applications.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Prevention:

Understanding CSRF attacks and their impact on web applications.

How to prevent CSRF: Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies.

Hands-on exercise: Fixing CSRF vulnerabilities in a sample application.

Authentication and Session Management:

Principles of secure authentication and session management.

Secure password storage (hashing and salting), multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Session fixation and session hijacking: Mitigation strategies.

Hands-on lab: Implementing secure session management in web applications.

Secure Cryptography:

Importance of cryptography in secure coding.

Common cryptographic techniques: AES, RSA, hashing algorithms (SHA-256).

Best practices for using cryptographic functions: Secure key storage, encryption at rest and in transit.

Hands-on exercises

Secure Coding Practices and Code Review

Input Validation and Output Encoding:

Importance of input validation and output encoding for security.

Whitelisting vs blacklisting input validation.

Output encoding techniques to prevent XSS and injection attacks.

Hands-on exercise: Securing inputs and outputs in code.

Secure File Handling and Path Traversal:

Understanding file handling vulnerabilities: Path traversal and unrestricted file upload.

Best practices for secure file handling and validating file types.

Hands-on exercise: Securing file upload functionality in web applications.

Code Review for Security:

Principles of secure code review: Tools and techniques for identifying vulnerabilities.

Static code analysis and dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools.

How to incorporate security into the code review process.

Hands-on lab: Conducting a secure code review for a sample application.

Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC):

Integrating security into the SDLC: Planning, coding, testing, and deployment phases.

Role of security testing: Static analysis, dynamic analysis, penetration testing.

Continuous security testing with DevSecOps practices.

Hands-on Exercises

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