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OWASP API Top 10, JWT/OAuth, GraphQL, rate limiting, gateways and zero-trust at scale.

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API Security Deep Dive Advanced Free

Module 13 · API Penetration Testing Methodology

Why this module. API pentesting is different from web app pentesting. Less UI, more state, more business logic. The OWASP API Top 10 maps the bug classes; this module is the methodology to find them. The phases Enumeration — find every endpoint. OpenAPI specs, browser inspection, app traffic captures, mobile app reverse engineering. Auth model […]

Apr 27, 2026 30 min Open
API Security Deep Dive Advanced Free

Module 15 · API Security in Microservices Mesh

Why this module. Most API-security advice covers north-south (internet to API). In microservices, east-west traffic (service to service) is 10x more volume and often less protected. Compromise one service, lateral movement to others. The trust model that fails “Internal services trust each other; auth happens at the edge.” Once an attacker is inside (via vuln […]

Apr 27, 2026 30 min Open
API Security Deep Dive Advanced Free

Module 8 · mTLS for API-to-API Authentication

Why this module. “Service A authenticates to service B with an API key in a header” — the dominant pattern, and the source of breaches when keys leak. mTLS replaces shared secrets with cryptographic identity. Operationally harder; cryptographically much stronger. Why bearer tokens fail Tokens leak via logs, errors, screenshots. Rotation requires coordination. Compromise window […]

Apr 27, 2026 30 min Open
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Module 4 · Rate Limiting & API Abuse Prevention

Algorithms (token bucket, sliding window), enforcement layers, Redis Lua patterns, abuse patterns and defenses.

Apr 22, 2026 120 min Open
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