Web Application Security Professional (WASP) Certification

The Web Application Security Professional (WASP) certification by Secbyte is an advanced, industry-aligned credential designed to validate real-world web security expertise. This certification focuses on practical attack scenarios, defensive strategies, and secure design principles used by modern security teams, penetration testers, and application security engineers.

Unlike theory-heavy exams, WASP evaluates your ability to analyze vulnerabilities, interpret real attack patterns, review insecure code, and apply security controls across web applications, APIs, and cloud-native environments.

The exam is 6 hours long, consisting of 600 multiple-choice and scenario-based questions, carefully mapped to current industry frameworks such as OWASP Top 10, CWE, secure SDLC practices, and modern web architectures.

WASP is ideal for professionals who want to demonstrate hands-on application security competence, not just tool familiarity.

👤 Who Should Take This Exam?

• Web Application Security Engineers

• Penetration Testers & Bug Bounty Hunters

• SOC Analysts & Security Consultants

• Software Developers focused on secure coding

• DevSecOps & Cloud Security Engineers

• Security Students preparing for real-world roles

🧪 Exam Overview

• Exam Duration: 6 Hours

• Total Questions: 600

• Question Type: MCQs + Real-World Scenarios

• Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced

• Delivery Mode: Online

• Certification Authority: Secbyte

📘 WASP SYLLABUS (30 MODULES)

Core Web Security

1. Web Application Architecture & Threat Modeling

2. HTTP/HTTPS Protocol Security

3. Web Authentication Fundamentals

4. Authorization & Access Control Models

5. Session Management Vulnerabilities

OWASP & Vulnerabilities

6. OWASP Top 10 Deep Dive

7. Injection Attacks (SQLi, NoSQLi, OS Command)

8. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

9. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

10. Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Application Logic & Business Risk

11. Business Logic Flaws

12. Race Conditions & Concurrency Issues

13. File Upload & File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

14. Input Validation & Output Encoding

15. Error Handling & Information Disclosure

Secure Coding & Review

16. Secure Coding Principles

17. Source Code Review Techniques

18. Dependency & Third-Party Risk

19. Configuration & Secret Management

20. Logging, Monitoring & Alerting

API & Cloud Security

21. REST API Security

22. GraphQL Security Risks

23. OAuth, JWT & Token Security

24. Cloud-Native Application Security

25. Container & Microservices Security

Advanced & Defensive Practices

26. Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

27. Secure SDLC & DevSecOps

28. Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting

29. Incident Response for Web Attacks

30. Compliance, Standards & Best Practices