Articles tagged “api security”
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API Compliance: GDPR, SOX & HIPAA Guide 2026
How to build API compliance for GDPR, SOX, and HIPAA in 2026 — required controls, audit logging, AI exemptions that don't exist, and a practical implementation checklist.
Zero Trust API Security Architecture 2026
A complete guide to zero trust API security in 2026 — identity-first design, mTLS, secretless credentials, machine identity, AI-specific risks, and implementation patterns.
MCP Server Security: Best Practices 2026
Secure your MCP server in production with OAuth 2.1, tool sandboxing, prompt injection defenses, rate limiting, and audit logging. Production checklist inside.
API Authentication: OAuth 2.0 vs API Keys vs JWT
Compare API authentication methods — OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT, and mTLS. When to use each, security tradeoffs, and implementation guidance Updated for 2026.
API Key Management: Generation, Rotation, & Revocation
How to manage API keys securely — key generation, storage, rotation policies, revocation, scoping, and the patterns used by Stripe, GitHub, and AWS now.
API Security Checklist
A comprehensive API security checklist covering authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, and OWASP API Security Top 10 risks now.
The API Security Landscape in 2026: Top Threats
The biggest API security threats in 2026 — BOLA, injection, broken auth, and how to protect your APIs with modern security practices and tools for 2026.
Best API Security Scanning Tools 2026
StackHawk starts at $42/contributor/month for DAST scanning in CI/CD. 42Crunch analyzes OpenAPI specs for security issues at design time. OWASP ZAP is free.