SSRF Architecture Patterns
RCCE students will learn Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerabilities including internal service enumeration, cloud metadata access, protocol smuggling, and blind SSRF exploitation. RCCE students will learn to identify SSRF vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs, exploit SSRF to access internal services, cloud instance metadata endpoints, and protected resources, detect SSRF through application logging and network monitoring, implement remediation using allowlisting, URL validation, network segmentation, and metadata service protection, configure WAF rules for SSRF pattern detection, and assess SSRF risk in cloud environments where metadata services provide access to sensitive credentials. This architecture course teaches secure system design using proven patterns, guardrails, and reference architectures. Building on core knowledge, RCCE students will learn to evaluate design options against security requirements, make informed trade-off decisions, and build systems that are resilient by design. Students gain the architectural thinking skills needed for security engineering and solution design roles.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing SSRF Architecture Patterns
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for learning objectives
- Execute hands-on tasks for exploitation concepts — covering Internal service.
- Execute hands-on tasks for detect & respond — covering Application logging for.
- Execute hands-on tasks for architect defenses — covering URL validation and.
- Execute hands-on tasks for core mechanism — covering Attacker controls URL parameter, Server fetches attacker-chosen.
- Execute hands-on tasks for attacker controls url parameter — covering Server fetches attacker-chosen.
- Execute hands-on tasks for why it matters — covering Bypasses network perimeter.
- Execute hands-on tasks for common locations — covering URL fetch features in web apps, PDF generators, image processors.
- Execute hands-on tasks for protocol-based ssrf — covering Full response returned.
- Execute hands-on tasks for classification criteria — covering Response visibility: full, partial, none (blind).
- Execute hands-on tasks for web app
| Module 01 | SSRF Architecture Patterns |
| Module 02 | Learning Objectives |
| Module 03 | Exploitation Concepts |
| Module 04 | Detect & Respond |
| Module 05 | Architect Defenses |
| Module 06 | Core Mechanism |
| Module 07 | Attacker controls URL parameter |
| Module 08 | Why It Matters |
| Module 09 | Common Locations |
| Module 10 | Protocol-Based SSRF |
| Module 11 | Classification Criteria |
| Module 12 | Web App |
| Module 13 | Receives Input |
| Module 14 | Input Stage |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice ssrf architecture patterns by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for learning objectives
- Lab 3: Execute hands-on tasks for exploitation concepts
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for detect & respond
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for architect defenses
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for SSRF Architecture Patterns, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI