API Security Simplified: Practical Tips & Tools
summary
Claims that API security is achievable by design, with most real risks in the application layer and the top three OWASP issues being authorization failures, so prioritize in-request validation and auth checks rather than only perimeter defenses. Use OpenAPI/Swagger as a single source of truth to generate mocks, linting, tests and middleware (express-openapi, request/response validation), apply Terraform or CDK for reproducible deployments, enable monitoring and versioning (include version in responses and logs), and treat GDPR requirements early to avoid costly retrofits.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00API security basics
- 2:59OWASP API Top 10 risks
- 7:32Meta aspects of API development
- 10:46Secure API design
- 12:53Deployment & monitoring
- 14:17Documentation for security
