API Security Best Practices in 60 seconds

Here are 12 essential best practices for API security in under 60 seconds: 1. Encryption. 2. Authentication. It could be a basic user ID and password, an API key with a unique identifier, or a token from an Identity Provider server like OAuth 2. 3. You can also layer on the Open Id Connect standard. 4. Don’t hesitate to call in security experts who know what they’re doing. 5. Monitoring! Audit, log, and version your APIs so you know what they are up to. 6. Share as little data as possible. 7. Protect your system with throttling and quotas for API use. 8. Validate data by checking everything your server accepts. 9. Check that your network, infrastructure, and software are up-to-date 10. Check yourself against the OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Top 10 list 11. Use API firewalls 12. Make sure those APIs are behind a gateway. Better yet, an API marketplace helps enforce API security best practices thanks to automation and built-in tools. The Axway blog has a much more in-depth version of this list, dive in here for more details: https://blog.axway.com/learning-center/digital-security/keys-oauth/api-security-best-practices?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=api_open_everything_gc&utm_content=api_glossary_shorts Visit @AxwaySoftware for more! #API #APImarketplace #APImanagement #apisecurity #shorts #developerslife

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