COMP6443 Web Application Security and Testing (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.7/5 overall across 9 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP6443 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Computer Science and Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: Web应用安全与测试
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 6
Handbook year: 2026
Web applications are currently the predominant source of software vulnerabilities exploited in in online attacks. There is a growing need and growing demand for web programmers to be security aware.
COMP6443 has 9 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.7/5).
On Reddit: "Personally I would drop web security. It’s not too hard to learn it on your own and get certifications outside of university. But learning security will be easier with OS knowledge."
On Reddit: "6441 is mostly theoretical with the option to do some practical work (not graded). It's more focused on training you to think like a security engineer rather than giving you the skills to succeed as a security engineer. Totally doable but when I took it in 19t2, out of a cohort …"
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Q: Is COMP6443 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP6443, and when is it offered?
A: COMP6443 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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