Duration 5 Days – 35 hrs.
Overview
The Advanced C# Programming with Secure Coding Training Course is an intensive hands-on program designed for software developers who want to strengthen their expertise in advanced C# programming while incorporating secure coding principles throughout the software development lifecycle. The course covers advanced object-oriented programming, asynchronous programming, design patterns, performance optimization, modern .NET development techniques, and secure software engineering practices aligned with industry standards such as the OWASP Top 10 and Microsoft Secure Coding Guidelines.
Participants will learn how to develop secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-performance applications by applying defensive programming techniques, input validation, authentication and authorization mechanisms, secure data handling, cryptography fundamentals, and secure API development. Through practical coding exercises and real-world scenarios, participants will gain the skills required to build enterprise-grade .NET applications with security integrated by design.
Objectives
- Apply advanced C# programming concepts and modern .NET development techniques.
- Design maintainable applications using object-oriented principles and design patterns.
- Develop asynchronous and multithreaded applications safely and efficiently.
- Implement secure coding practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Prevent common software vulnerabilities based on OWASP recommendations.
- Secure applications using authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure configuration.
- Develop secure APIs and handle sensitive data appropriately.
- Improve application performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Perform secure code reviews and identify security weaknesses.
Target Audience
- C# Developers
- .NET Developers
- Software Engineers
- Application Developers
- Backend Developers
- Full Stack Developers
- Technical Leads
- Software Architects
- DevOps Engineers
- Quality Assurance Engineers involved in code reviews
Prerequisites
- Working knowledge of C# programming.
- Experience developing applications using .NET or .NET Core.
- Basic understanding of object-oriented programming.
- Familiarity with Visual Studio and Git is recommended.
Course Outline
Day 1 – Advanced C# Programming Fundamentals
Module 1: Modern C# Language Features
- Advanced language enhancements
- Records and immutable objects
- Pattern matching
- Nullable reference types
- Expression-bodied members
- Generics and constraints
Module 2: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming
- SOLID principles
- Dependency Injection
- Interfaces and abstraction
- Extension methods
- Reflection fundamentals
- Delegates and Events
Module 3: Exception Handling & Defensive Programming
- Exception hierarchy
- Custom exceptions
- Resource management
- Defensive coding practices
- Error logging strategies
Day 2 – Secure Coding Fundamentals
Module 4: Secure Software Development
- Secure SDLC
- Security-by-design principles
- OWASP Top 10 overview
- Microsoft Secure Coding Guidelines
- Threat modeling fundamentals
Module 5: Input Validation & Data Protection
- Input validation techniques
- Output encoding
- SQL Injection prevention
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) prevention
- Command Injection prevention
- Secure file handling
Module 6: Authentication & Authorization
- Identity fundamentals
- Authentication mechanisms
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Claims-based authorization
- Password security
- Secure session management
Day 3 – Advanced .NET Development & Security
Module 7: Asynchronous Programming
- async/await
- Task Parallel Library (TPL)
- Cancellation Tokens
- Thread safety
- Concurrency best practices
Module 8: Secure API Development
- REST API security
- Authentication tokens
- JWT implementation
- API authorization
- API input validation
- API error handling
Module 9: Cryptography Fundamentals
- Hashing algorithms
- Password hashing
- Symmetric encryption
- Asymmetric encryption
- Digital signatures
- Secure key management
Day 4 – Performance, Architecture & Secure Design
Module 10: Design Patterns
- Repository Pattern
- Factory Pattern
- Singleton Pattern
- Strategy Pattern
- Dependency Injection Pattern
Module 11: Performance Optimization
- Memory management
- Garbage Collection
- Performance profiling
- Efficient collections
- Caching strategies
Module 12: Secure Configuration Management
- Secret management
- Configuration security
- Environment variables
- Secure connection strings
- Logging without exposing sensitive data
Day 5 – Secure Application Development Workshop
Module 13: Secure Coding Best Practices
- Secure code review
- Static code analysis
- Common coding mistakes
- Vulnerability remediation
- Secure deployment considerations
Module 14: Hands-on Secure Development Lab
- Building a secure .NET application
- Applying secure authentication
- Protecting sensitive information
- Implementing secure APIs
- Applying cryptography
- Security testing
Module 15: Final Assessment & Best Practices
- Security checklist
- Secure coding standards
- Lessons learned
- Q&A
- Final practical exercise
Hands-on Activities
Throughout the course, participants will:
- Build advanced C# applications.
- Implement secure authentication and authorization.
- Prevent common OWASP vulnerabilities.
- Secure REST APIs.
- Apply encryption and hashing.
- Develop asynchronous applications.
- Perform secure code reviews.
- Optimize application performance.
- Complete a secure application development project.
Recommended Development Environment
- Visual Studio 2022 or later
- .NET 8 (or latest LTS version)
- SQL Server Express or LocalDB
- Git
- Postman (for API testing)
- OWASP Dependency-Check (optional)
- SonarLint or equivalent code analysis tool (optional)
