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Build Secure Web Services in Go

This book teaches you how to leverage the power of the standard library to create robust JSON web services. You’ll gain a deep understanding of how things work from the ground up.

You’ll learn how to

• Create JSON web services in Go using nothing but the standard library. Reduce dependencies and take full control of your application.
• Adding authentication and authorization using both session tokens and JWT
• Creating middleware to handle authentication and authorization cleanly at the routing layer
• Eliminate SQL injection by understanding and applying proper techniques ensuring your data layer is robust
• Apply the principle of least privilege to minimize the impact of potential security breaches.
• Deploy professionally using Caddy as a reverse proxy to terminate SSL and centralize authentication and authorization

Pre-requisites

• Basic Go programming knowledge