Application Security

API documentation is a technical guide, often using Swagger or OpenAPI Specification, that explains how to use and integrate with an API. It includes endpoints, methods, authentication, parameters, and example responses, crucial for enabling developers to understand functionality.

API security solutions protect, detect, and remediate risks across the entire API lifecycle (from design to production) using specialized tools for discovery, runtime protection, and testing. Leading solutions like Radware, Akamai, and Salt Security can block OWASP Top 10 threats and stop behavioral attacks.

API security standards focus on protecting data, ensuring authorization, and preventing abuse through protocols like OAuth 2.0/2.1 for authorization, OpenID Connect (OIDC) for authentication, and JSON Web Tokens (JWT). Essential practices include enforcing HTTPS (TLS 1.2+) and comprehensive logging.

API security testing is the assessment of application programming interfaces (APIs) to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. API security testing focuses on examining the endpoints, data exchange, authentication mechanisms, and business logic unique to APIs.

Application programming interface (API) security is a series of strategies and solutions focused on understanding and mitigating the unique vulnerabilities and attacks that target APIs.

An API vulnerability scanner is a tool that automatically tests your application programming interfaces (APIs) for security weaknesses. It mimics real-world cyberattacks by sending test requests to your API endpoints. It checks if the API leaks private data, bypasses authentication, or accepts malicious inputs.

Application layer DDoS attacks, also known as Layer 7 DDoS attacks, are dangerous and sophisticated tools used to attack user-facing applications and networks.

Application performance monitoring (APM) is a set of tools and practices that ensure software applications perform at desired levels.