Security Assessment and Penetration Testing
API Security Testing
API Security Testing by Shieldbyte Infosec’s process of evaluating and assessing the security of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to identify vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and potential threats that malicious actors could exploit. APIs facilitate communication and interaction between different software applications, and ensuring their security is crucial to prevent data breaches, unauthorized access, and other cyber threats.
API Security Testing is essential to maintaining the security and integrity of modern software applications that rely on APIs for communication and integration. It helps organizations identify and mitigate API vulnerabilities, enhance security posture, and safeguard sensitive data and interactions.
API Security Testing
Services
API Security Testing
Services
Scope Definition
Identify the APIs that need to be tested, including both internal and external APIs used by the organization.
Determine the Testing Objectives
Shieldbyte Infosec's process will identify API vulnerabilities, assess authentication and authorization mechanisms, and evaluate data protection.
Vulnerability Assessment
Scan APIs for known vulnerabilities and security weaknesses using automated tools that analyze API endpoints, requests, and responses.
Penetration Testing
Simulate attacks on APIs to exploit vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access, testing the robustness of security controls.
Authentication & Authorization Testing
Testing evaluates token-based authentication mechanisms, OAuth flows, API keys, and other methods to secure API access.
Reporting
Create a comprehensive report detailing identified vulnerabilities, their severity, and potential impact on API security.
Input Validation and Output Encoding
Testing covers how APIs handle user input, ensuring that data is properly validated, sanitized, and encoded to prevent injection attacks.
Remediation
Actionable recommendations for addressing API vulnerability and collaborating with developers and IT teams to prioritize and implement necessary security measures.
API Security Testing Process
