10 steps to secure your API
summary
Ten concrete controls labeled as "10 steps" cover authentication and authorization, input validation, rate limiting, secrets management, logging and monitoring, vulnerability scanning, container hardening, and least-privilege design, with authentication and authorization called the hardest to get right. Recommendations include integrating security into pipelines via automation/CI integration and running external checks using wscheck.com for live tests. Guidance is practical rather than theoretical and emphasizes fixes that can be automated immediately.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to API security
- 1:05Why securing APIs matters
- 10:33Authentication and authorization
- 17:27Automation tools for security
- 22:00Security review and testing
- 24:10Q&A and closing remarks
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