Guide to API Security Best Practices
APIs play a significant role in the architecture of web applications, especially those based on microservices and reliant on third-party applications, but they can also be vulnerable to attacks.
To protect against breaches and improve overall security, it is important to follow eight essential API security best practices, including strong authentication and authorization, SSL/TLS encryption, rate limits, secure error handling, sanitization of user input, versioning and documentation, avoiding excessive data exposure, and correct use of HTTP verbs.
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Trusted AppSec Advisor, Honeypot Enthusiast, Detection & Response Automation at Compass
1 年Great digestible guide! I'll emphasize that visibility is key to ensure you have best practices applied across your complete inventory of APIs - which can be difficult for #appsec teams of all sizes to achieve. Of course, solutions like Impart Security Inc. can help you achieve this at scale.