Advanced level · Module 6: Web Development Capstone · Lesson 4 of 5
Security, Performance and Quality
Review security, measure performance against targets and fix what the reviews find.
In this lesson you will
- Run security and performance reviews against checklists
- Fix findings and record evidence
Key concepts
security checklistperformance targetsaccessibility auditevidence
The lesson
Run the security checklist from the security module: password storage, cookies, access control, injection, XSS, headers and secrets. Fix every finding and record the evidence.
Measure performance against the targets from milestone 1, on mobile settings and a real phone, and optimise the largest problems.
Run an accessibility audit with tools and manual tests, and fix serious issues before deployment.
Step by step
- Run the security checklist and fix findings.
- Measure performance and optimise.
- Run the accessibility audit and fix issues.
- Write the quality report.
Practice activity
Complete milestone 4: the quality report with fixes and evidence.
Expected result: A report showing each review's findings, fixes and measurements against targets.
Check your understanding
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Why record evidence for each fix?
Show answer
It proves the problem was fixed and helps future reviews.
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Which performance measurements should be compared with the targets?
Show answer
Mobile lab measurements and real-device measurements.
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