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The Solution
Implement defense-in-depth and Zero Trust security strategies to ensure comprehensive protection for your APIs and microservices – in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge.
Advanced Protection
Go beyond basic protection from the OWASP API Security Top 10 with advanced security that detects over 7,500 attack signatures
Security as Code
Enable a shift-left strategy with declarative API security policies that integrate directly into your CI/CD pipelines
Actionable Insights
Mitigate attacks before they result in damage with real-time threat intelligence to identify unique attack signatures
Why Use API Security for Modern Applications?
Secure Access to Data and Services
Implement identity-based security strategies with fine-grained API access control policies:
- Authentication – Integrate with identity providers and manage access to your APIs and platform using API keys or OpenID Connect (OIDC)
- Authorization – Apply fine-grained controls to manage who can access specific resources using OAuth 2.0 or JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)
- Access Control Lists – Apply positive security using whitelists based on IP address, client IDs, JWT claims, or blacklist-specific IP ranges
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Encrypt and Shield Data from Attacks
Prevent data exfiltration and protect API traffic in transit:
- Data Guard – Prevent the exfiltration of sensitive data by detecting and masking credit card numbers and social security numbers in API responses
- Mutual TLS – Ensure that API requests come from legitimate, authenticated users to prevent common attacks
- End-to-End Encryption – Encrypt “east-west” communication within a data center or cloud to protect sensitive data
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Protect APIs from Common and Advanced Threats
Detect and block API attacks with real-time monitoring and protection:
- API Abuse Protection – Go beyond protection from the basic OWASP API Security Top 10 with advanced security that detects over 7,500 attack signatures and threat campaigns
- Modern Protocols – Defend REST, gRPC, GraphQL, and WebSocket APIs from even the most sophisticated attacks
- OpenAPI Specification (OAS) Validation – Allow API requests and responses that conform to the APIs expected behavior and deny any non-conforming requests and responses
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Learn More About API Security for Modern Applications
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Security as Code
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