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ECCouncil ECSP
The ECSP exam trains software developers to embed secure coding practices into any language, covering fundamentals, input validation, authentication, authorization, and cryptography, ensuring resilient applications against modern threats.
180
Minutes
100
Questions
70/100
Passing Score
$999
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
Mid‑level to senior software engineers, security‑focused developers, and technical leads who regularly write code in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages should pursue the ECSP certification. They seek to validate their ability to design, implement, and audit secure solutions, reducing vulnerabilities and advancing their professional credibility.
What's Covered
1
Secure Coding Fundamentals
2
Input Validation and Output Encoding
3
Authentication Implementation
4
Authorization and Access Control
5
Cryptographic Implementation
6
Error Handling and Logging
7
Secure Data Handling
8
Secure API Development
9
Security Testing by Developers
10
Secure SDLC Integration
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Course Outline
60 learning goals
1
Secure Coding Fundamentals
2 topics
Principles and practices
- Apply secure coding principles including input validation least privilege defense-in-depth and fail-safe defaults in application design.
- Apply OWASP secure coding guidelines to implement security controls preventing the most common application vulnerabilities.
- Analyze application architectures to identify trust boundaries data flow paths and security-critical components requiring protection.
Threat modeling for developers
- Apply threat modeling using STRIDE and data flow diagrams to identify security requirements before coding begins.
- Apply security requirements documentation to translate identified threats into testable security acceptance criteria.
- Design secure application architectures incorporating authentication authorization encryption and audit logging patterns.
2
Input Validation and Output Encoding
2 topics
Input validation
- Apply server-side input validation including whitelist validation type checking length limits and format enforcement.
- Apply parameterized queries and prepared statements to prevent SQL injection across database access layers.
- Apply file upload validation including type verification size limits content scanning and secure storage for uploaded files.
Output encoding
- Apply context-specific output encoding including HTML URL JavaScript and CSS encoding to prevent cross-site scripting.
- Apply XML and JSON output sanitization to prevent injection attacks in API responses and data interchange formats.
- Analyze input handling code to identify missing validation bypass opportunities and encoding inconsistencies.
3
Authentication Implementation
2 topics
Credential management
- Apply secure password storage using bcrypt scrypt or Argon2 with appropriate work factors and salting.
- Apply MFA implementation including TOTP FIDO2 and push notification integration for strong authentication.
- Apply credential recovery mechanisms including secure reset flows account lockout and brute force protection.
Session management
- Apply secure session management including random token generation httpOnly secure flags and appropriate timeouts.
- Apply token-based authentication including JWT implementation OAuth2 integration and token refresh mechanisms.
- Analyze authentication implementations to identify bypass vulnerabilities session fixation and insecure token handling.
4
Authorization and Access Control
2 topics
RBAC and ABAC
- Apply role-based access control with proper role assignment permission checking and privilege separation in applications.
- Apply attribute-based access control using contextual attributes for fine-grained authorization decisions.
- Apply API authorization including scope enforcement resource-level access control and rate limiting implementation.
Access control testing
- Analyze authorization implementations to identify privilege escalation IDOR and horizontal access control vulnerabilities.
- Apply secure direct object reference prevention using indirect references authorization checks and access control lists.
- Design comprehensive authorization frameworks incorporating centralized policy enforcement and consistent access control patterns.
5
Cryptographic Implementation
2 topics
Encryption and hashing
- Apply symmetric encryption using AES-GCM with proper key sizes IV generation and authenticated encryption modes.
- Apply asymmetric encryption using RSA or ECC with proper key sizes and padding schemes for data protection.
- Apply cryptographic hashing using SHA-256 or SHA-3 for data integrity verification and digital fingerprinting.
Key management
- Apply key management including generation storage rotation and destruction using HSMs or cloud key management services.
- Apply TLS implementation including certificate management cipher suite selection and protocol version enforcement.
- Analyze cryptographic implementations to identify weak algorithms insufficient key lengths and insecure random number generation.
6
Error Handling and Logging
2 topics
Secure error handling
- Apply secure error handling including generic error messages exception management and graceful degradation without information leakage.
- Apply structured logging including security event capture audit trails and log injection prevention in application code.
- Apply secure configuration management including environment variable handling secrets management and configuration validation.
Security logging
- Apply security audit logging capturing authentication events authorization decisions and data access for compliance.
- Apply log protection including integrity verification tamper detection and secure storage for forensic readiness.
- Analyze application logging to verify completeness detect gaps and ensure security events are captured for monitoring.
7
Secure Data Handling
2 topics
Data protection
- Apply data encryption at rest including database column encryption file encryption and secure key storage patterns.
- Apply data encryption in transit including TLS certificate pinning and API transport security for all communications.
- Apply data masking tokenization and anonymization techniques to protect sensitive data in non-production environments.
Privacy implementation
- Apply data minimization collecting only necessary personal data with appropriate retention and deletion mechanisms.
- Apply privacy by design including consent management data subject rights and cross-border data transfer controls.
- Design secure data handling architectures incorporating classification encryption access control and lifecycle management.
8
Secure API Development
2 topics
API security patterns
- Apply API authentication including API keys OAuth2 client credentials and mutual TLS for service-to-service communication.
- Apply API input validation including schema validation rate limiting and request size controls for API endpoints.
- Apply API versioning and deprecation strategies maintaining security across multiple API versions.
API hardening
- Apply API security headers including CORS configuration content type enforcement and security policy headers.
- Apply API documentation security ensuring sensitive endpoints credentials and internal details are not exposed.
- Analyze API security posture to identify authentication gaps authorization weaknesses and data exposure risks.
9
Security Testing by Developers
2 topics
Code-level testing
- Apply static code analysis using SAST tools to identify vulnerabilities during development before code is committed.
- Apply security-focused code review using checklists and peer review to identify logic flaws and security weaknesses.
- Apply security unit tests to verify input validation authentication logic and authorization enforcement in application code.
Integration testing
- Apply DAST scanning in development environments to identify runtime vulnerabilities before deployment.
- Apply dependency vulnerability scanning to identify and remediate vulnerable third-party libraries in the codebase.
- Design developer security testing workflows integrating SAST DAST SCA and security tests into CI/CD pipelines.
10
Secure SDLC Integration
2 topics
SDLC security
- Apply security activities within agile sprints including threat modeling security stories and definition of done criteria.
- Apply secure release management including code signing artifact verification and deployment validation procedures.
- Analyze SDLC security gaps to identify phases lacking security activities and recommend integration improvements.
Continuous improvement
- Apply vulnerability tracking and remediation SLAs to manage security debt and drive continuous codebase improvement.
- Apply security metrics including vulnerability density escape rate and fix velocity for development team performance.
- Design secure SDLC programs incorporating security training threat modeling secure coding and automated testing.
Scope
Included Topics
- All domains in EC-Council ECSP covering secure programming principles input validation authentication cryptographic implementation secure session management error handling and security testing.
- Secure coding fundamentals including OWASP secure coding practices defense-in-depth and least privilege in application development.
- Input validation and output encoding to prevent injection XSS and data manipulation vulnerabilities.
- Authentication authorization and session management implementation for secure application access control.
- Cryptographic implementation including encryption hashing digital signatures and key management in applications.
- Secure error handling logging and exception management to prevent information disclosure.
- Security testing including static analysis code review and security unit testing for application quality.
Not Covered
- Network security and firewall configuration covered by CND.
- Penetration testing covered by CEH and CPENT.
- SOC operations covered by CSA.
- Incident response covered by ECIH.
- Executive governance covered by CCISO.
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