What is API Security and Why It Matters

Application Security 64 chapters

Table of Contents

  1. Understanding the API Security Landscape
  2. The Business Impact of API Security Breaches
  3. Common API Attack Vectors and Threats
  4. The Evolution of API Architecture and Security
  5. API Security as a Business Enabler
  6. Building a Comprehensive API Security Strategy
  7. The Future of API Security
  8. Designing a Comprehensive Logging Strategy
  9. Real-Time Security Monitoring
  10. Security Analytics and Threat Intelligence
  11. Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA)
  12. Broken User Authentication
  13. Excessive Data Exposure
  14. Lack of Resources and Rate Limiting
  15. Understanding Regulatory Requirements for APIs
  16. Implementing Privacy by Design in APIs
  17. Security Standards Implementation
  18. Compliance Automation and Continuous Monitoring
  19. Basic Authentication: Simple but Limited
  20. API Key Authentication: Better but Not Best
  21. Bearer Token Authentication: The Modern Standard
  22. OAuth 2.0: The Industry Standard Framework
  23. Certificate-Based Authentication: Maximum Security
  24. Multi-Factor Authentication for APIs
  25. Best Practices for API Authentication Implementation
  26. Understanding Authorization vs Authentication
  27. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  28. Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
  29. OAuth 2.0 Scopes and Fine-Grained Permissions
  30. Resource-Based Authorization
  31. Policy-Based Authorization
  32. Zero Trust and Continuous Authorization
  33. Understanding TLS and Its Importance for APIs
  34. TLS Handshake and API Performance
  35. Certificate Management for APIs
  36. Cipher Suite Selection and Configuration
  37. Mutual TLS for API Authentication
  38. TLS Best Practices for API Security
  39. Understanding Rate Limiting Fundamentals
  40. Implementing Sliding Window Rate Limiting
  41. Dynamic and Adaptive Rate Limiting
  42. Geographic and IP-Based Rate Limiting
  43. API-Specific DDoS Protection Strategies
  44. Behavioral Analysis for DDoS Detection
  45. The Critical Importance of Input Validation
  46. Comprehensive Input Validation Strategies
  47. SQL Injection Prevention Techniques
  48. NoSQL Injection Prevention
  49. Command Injection Prevention
  50. Understanding API Key Security Fundamentals
  51. Secure API Key Generation
  52. Secure Storage and Transmission
  53. API Key Rotation Strategies
  54. Access Control and Scoping
  55. Understanding OAuth 2.0 Architecture
  56. Implementing the Authorization Code Flow
  57. Implementing PKCE for Public Clients
  58. Client Credentials Flow for Service-to-Service
  59. Security Best Practices for OAuth 2.0
  60. Establishing a Comprehensive Security Testing Strategy
  61. Authentication and Authorization Testing
  62. Input Validation and Injection Testing
  63. API Fuzzing and Boundary Testing
  64. Performance and Security Testing