Part 3: Defending APIs

In the final part, you will gain an in-depth understanding of how to defend your APIs by using tools and techniques across the development life cycle. The key sections in this part include how to shift left for API security, how to defend against common vulnerabilities, how to use best practices for securing your API frameworks and languages, and how to shield right by protecting APIs at runtime. We take a look at the future with a section on securing APIs in a microservices architecture and finally look at the key aspects of implementing an API security strategy.

This part has the following chapters:

• Chapter 8, Shift Left for API Security
• Chapter 9, Defending against Common Vulnerabilities
• Chapter 10, Securing Your Frameworks and Languages
• Chapter 11, Shield Right for APIs with Runtime Protection
• Chapter 12, Securing Microservices
• Chapter 13, Implementing an API Security Strategy