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API Security For Organizations 1733149612

The document outlines essential strategies for strengthening API security within organizations, including maintaining an inventory of APIs, implementing strong authentication, and encrypting data in transit. It emphasizes the importance of validating and sanitizing inputs, monitoring API activity, and performing regular security testing. Additionally, it promotes the certification of API security professionals to enhance organizational security practices.

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API Security For Organizations 1733149612

The document outlines essential strategies for strengthening API security within organizations, including maintaining an inventory of APIs, implementing strong authentication, and encrypting data in transit. It emphasizes the importance of validating and sanitizing inputs, monitoring API activity, and performing regular security testing. Additionally, it promotes the certification of API security professionals to enhance organizational security practices.

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API Security for Organizations

Inventory and Classify APIs


Maintain a complete inventory of all APIs
(internal, external, third-party)
Classify APIs based on criticality and data
sensitivity.
Regularly update API inventory as new APIs
are added and old ones retired.

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Implement Strong Authentication


Use strong authentication mechanisms like
OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.
Implement granular access control based on
least privilege principles.
Use short-lived access tokens and rotate keys
frequently.

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Encrypt Data in Transit


Use secure protocols like TLS 1.2 or higher for
all API communications.
Verify server certificates to prevent man-in-
the-middle attacks.
Consider mutual TLS authentication for high-
security APIs.

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Validate and Sanitize Inputs


Validate all incoming data for proper format,
length, and range.
Sanitize inputs to prevent injection attacks like
SQL injection and XSS.
Use whitelisting vs blacklisting for input
validation when possible.

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Monitor API Activity


Log all API requests and responses for security
monitoring and analytics.
Use AI/ML-based anomaly detection to identify
suspicious activity.
Integrate API security tools with SIEMs for
centralized visibility.

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Perform Regular Security Testing


Conduct regular penetration testing and
vulnerability scans on APIs.
Use automated API security testing tools to
scale testing efforts.
Engage in bug bounty programs to leverage
crowdsourced security testing.

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