15 Best Authentication Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Authentication courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including IBM, University of Minnesota and University of Colorado System. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "authentication" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Analyze and Implement Splunk Authentication Controls
Offered by EDUCBA
By completing this course, learners will be able to analyze Splunk’s access control architecture, implement role-based security, configure enterprise authentication mechanisms, and evaluate authentication workflows for s...
$49.00listed price -
2
AJAX Next Level: Authentication, Servers, Projects & More
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
3
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Offered by IBM
Vigilance against cyberthreats and attacks becomes increasingly important year over year as we continue to accelerate the amount of sensitive information in digital, web-accessible formats. Do you want to arm yourself wi...
$49.00listed price -
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Cloud Application Security
Offered by University of Minnesota
After completing the course, the student should be able to do the following: ● List and describe the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. ● Identify methods to provide cloud security assurance as part of the development life cy...
$49.00listed price -
5
Introduction to Applied Cryptography
Offered by University of Colorado System
Cryptography is an essential component of cybersecurity. The need to protect sensitive information and ensure the integrity of industrial control processes has placed a premium on cybersecurity skills in today’s informat...
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Cybersecurity for Data Science
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course aims to help anyone interested in data science understand the cybersecurity risks and the tools/techniques that can be used to mitigate those risks. We will cover the distinctions between confidentiality, int...
$99.00listed price -
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Classical Cryptosystems and Core Concepts
Offered by University of Colorado System
Welcome to Introduction to Applied Cryptography. Cryptography is an essential component of cybersecurity. The need to protect sensitive information and ensure the integrity of industrial control processes has placed a pr...
$79.00listed price -
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Cloud Security Risks: Identify and Protect Against Threats
Offered by Google
Two courses down, three to go – you’re well on your way! This is the third course of the Google Cloud Cybersecurity Certificate. You’ll delve into the key aspects of identity management and access control in cloud comput...
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From Prototype to Product with Replit Pro
Offered by Replit
This course is designed for non-technical professionals in marketing, sales, HR, finance, operations, and similar business roles who have already built a working prototype in Replit and want to move beyond solo building....
$49.00listed price -
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Managing Identity Services using AD DS and Microsoft Entra
Offered by SkillUp
This course is a part of the AZ-800 Exam Prep. The course content focuses on the core concepts of providing identity services in a hybrid environment and various aspects of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain...
$49.00listed price -
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Enterprise Security and Access Management in Kubernetes
Offered by Packt
In this course, you will master the essential strategies for securing Kubernetes clusters in enterprise environments. Learn to implement robust authentication, authorization, secrets management, and multitenancy to safeg...
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Secure Access with Azure Active Directory
Offered by Microsoft
Microsoft Azure provides a comprehensive suite of security tools and services to help you safeguard your organization's data and applications. Secure access with Azure Active Directory is the right course if you are inte...
$49.00listed price -
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Advanced Backend Development, API Testing, and Deployment
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
14
Spring Boot Foundations
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
15
React Bootcamp with .NET API (Router, Redux Toolkit, Hooks)
Offered by Packt
This specialization features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress throug...
$49.00listed price
Best Authentication Courses on Coursera compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $50.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including IBM, University of Minnesota and University of Colorado System — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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