Mastering API Security for Pentesting and Bug Bounties 2025
By SUF Global Institute
In this advanced course, you will learn the essential techniques for securing APIs and uncovering vulnerabilities through penetration testing and bug bounty hunting. This course is designed for aspiring ethical hackers and security professionals who want to specialize in API security.
🔹 What You’ll Learn:
How to conduct thorough API penetration tests to identify vulnerabilities
Best practices for securing RESTful and GraphQL APIs
Techniques for bypassing authentication mechanisms and exploiting authorization flaws
Understanding common API vulnerabilities, including SQL Injection, XXE, and more
How to find and report bug bounty issues effectively and earn rewards
Tools and techniques used by professionals for automated and manual API testing
🔹 Why This Course?
Gain hands-on experience in securing and attacking APIs in a real-world environment
Learn to identify and exploit vulnerabilities before hackers can take advantage of them
Get an in-depth understanding of API security best practices and bug bounty platforms
Enhance your skills for a career in penetration testing or bug bounty hunting
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the skills to secure APIs and successfully participate in bug bounty programs, taking your ethical hacking skills to the next level.
Enroll now and start mastering API security today!
Course Content
Classes
Class 2 Introduction to API Security
00:00Class 3 Why APIs are important API Attack Surface
00:00Class 4 Bug Bounty Targets for API
00:00Class 5 How to find Hackerone API Reports Purpose of APIs
00:00Class 6 What are the types of API
00:00Class 7 Understanding REST APIs
00:00Class 8 Understanding SOAP APIs
00:00Class 9 Understanding GraphQL APIs
00:00Class 10 Use Cases of API
00:00Class 11 Lab Setup in Docker
00:00Class 12 Understanding OpenAPI Specifications
00:00Class 13 Introduction to Swagger UI
00:00Class 14 Breakdown of Swagger UI Components
00:00Class 15 Configuring Swagger UI to send requests
00:00Class 16 Broken Object Level Authorization Part 1
00:00Class 17 Broken Object Level Authorization Part 2
00:00Class 18 Postman Fundamentals
00:00Class 19 Postman Lab Workspace Setup
00:00Class 20 Understanding Collections in Postman
00:00Class 21 Understanding Environments in Postman
00:00Class 22 Excessive Data Exposure
00:00Class 23 Mass Assigment Vulnerability
00:00Class 24 Security Misconfiguration
00:00Class 25 Understanding Fuzzer
00:00Class 26 Improper Assets Management
00:00Class 27 No Logging Monitoring
00:00Class 28 Parsing API Json Output to Grep Info
00:00Class 29 Using AI for API Pentesting
00:00Class 30 Conclusion and whats next
00:00Quiz