Course Information
Course Overview
Mobile & web app security, SSL pinning for Android/iOS, SSL Pinning, Certificate Handling, and MITM Attack Prevention
“Android SSL pinning tutorial”
“iOS SSL pinning course”
“Mobile app security SSL pinning”
“Certificate pinning in mobile apps”
“How to prevent MITM on mobile app”
“MITM attack prevention web app HTTPS”
“TLS/SSL security for developers”
“Secure mobile app network communication”
“HTTPS certificate pinning in React Native / Flutter / Android / iOS”
“Web app SSL pinning / certificate verification”
“SSL/TLS deep dive for developers”
“Learn certificate pinning for Android iOS web”
Master TLS/SSL Fundamentals - Mobile & Web Developer 2025
If you're serious about securing your applications and want to understand SSL pinning, TLS communication, and how to prevent man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, this course will give you the solid foundation you need. We'll break down complex topics into simple, practical steps so you can not only implement security correctly but also understand why each step matters.
We’ll start with the cryptographic basics every developer should know before diving into real-world app security. You’ll learn the difference between symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, how digital signatures and message digests (hashing) work, and how these are used to ensure data integrity and authenticity.
Next, we’ll go deep into SSL/TLS certificates. You’ll understand how certificate authorities (CAs) operate, what a self-signed certificate is, how the chain of trust is built, and how trust stores validate certificates in modern systems. We’ll also show you how to safely disable SSL verification in development or testing environments and the risks of doing it incorrectly.
Then, we’ll walk through the fundamentals of TLS communication, explaining what happens under the hood when your app connects to a server over HTTPS. Once you understand how TLS works, we’ll show you exactly how attackers perform MITM attacks, and how you can defend against them with proper implementation of SSL security.
The core part of this course focuses on certificate pinning. You’ll learn:
What SSL pinning is and why it’s critical
How public key pinning differs from full certificate pinning
How to implement hostname verification
How to properly apply pinning with both CA-signed and self-signed certificates
Best practices to avoid common mistakes in real-world apps
This course is especially useful for front-end developers, including those working on Android, iOS, React Native, or any client that communicates over HTTPS. It’s also highly relevant if you're preparing for technical interviews — especially for roles that involve application security, from software developer to architect-level positions. You’ll be able to speak confidently about SSL/TLS, cryptography, certificate validation, and security best practices.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a complete, connected understanding of how to secure app communication, detect and prevent MITM attacks, and apply SSL pinning in a way that’s both effective and maintainable.
Whether you're building web or mobile apps, or just want to grow your knowledge of network security, this course will give you the skills and confidence to do it right.
Course Content
- 10 section(s)
- 19 lecture(s)
- Section 1 SSL Pinning & MITM Attack - Introduction And Approach To Learn
- Section 2 Problems in World Without TLS
- Section 3 Solution Attempt 1 - Using Symmetric Cryptography
- Section 4 Problem in Symmetric Cryptography & Solution attempt 1
- Section 5 Solution Attempt 3: Using Asymmetric Cryptography
- Section 6 Understand Middle Man Concept & Man in the middle Attack
- Section 7 Authenticity of Server's Public Key
- Section 8 Message Digest & Digital Signature Concepts
- Section 9 X509 Certificates Overview
- Section 10 Certificate Authorities Overview
What You’ll Learn
- SSL Pinning - Certificate Pinning, Public key pinning - From Basics to Advance Level
- All Concept and connect the dots for man in middle attack
- Mobile & Web application Security - Man in the middle attack & Solution
- What is CA (Certificate Authority) and how chain of trust is built
- How TLS certificate is structured (subject name, issuer name, validity period, signature etc.)
- Understand how the SSL/TLS certificate system works.
- Understand how encryption/decryption works together
- Understand why SSL/TLS is important.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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SSam gupta
One word for this course is - Great, It's really simple and easy to understand certificate pinning and public key pinning and all cryptography terminology
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UUsha
This course helped me to clear concept on ssl pinning and public key pinning
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MMukesh Gupta
Really good course on certificate pinning and public key pinning
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GGajanan Joshi
Good