Node.js Denial of Service Course

This course will focus on different ways of obtaining Denial of Service in Node.js and how to prevent them.

1 hour, 17 minutes

Course description

It will cover the cases of ReDoS (Regex DoS) and pool exhaustion.

Syllabus

Denial of service over memory exhaustion

Video - 00:15:00
This video will discuss the impact of memory leaks in the case of Node.js applications and how they can lead to a denial of service.
Denial of service over pool exhaustion

Video - 00:14:00
This video demonstrates how some applicative resources can be used to obtain a denial of service. We will use the example of a MongoDB injection used to block the single thread.
Denial of service though object deserialization

Video - 00:16:00
This video introduces DoS-over-object serialization and deserialization. Have you ever wondered if a single huge JSON file could break an application?
Denial of Service over regular expressions

Video - 00:16:00
This video looks at exploits in Regular Express DoS and gives answers on how to avoid them.
Refresher about Denial of Service

Video - 00:16:00
This video will focus on different ways of obtaining Denial of Service in Node.js and how to prevent them. It will cover the cases of ReDoS (Regex DoS) and pool exhaustion.

Meet the author

Vladimir de Turckheim

Vladimir is a core Node.js collaborator and is involved in most security-related topics of the Node.js project. He has worked for seven years as an Application Security expert at Sqreen and as a Staff Engineer at Datadog. He is now building a new company.
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