API Security
Modern applications live and die by their APIs. We test REST, GraphQL, and internal service-to-service APIs against the OWASP API Security Top 10, covering authorization, rate limiting, and data exposure risks.
What's included
- OWASP API Security Top 10 coverage
- Broken object and function-level authorization testing
- Rate limiting and abuse-case validation
- API gateway and schema hardening recommendations
Who this is for
- API-first and microservices architectures
- Platforms exposing partner or public APIs
- Teams shipping frequent API changes
How the engagement works
- 1
Review API documentation, schema, and authentication/authorization model
- 2
Test against the OWASP API Security Top 10, including object and function-level authorization
- 3
Abuse-case and rate-limiting validation
- 4
Prioritized findings report mapped to specific endpoints and remediation guidance
Frequently asked questions
Do you test GraphQL as well as REST APIs?
Yes, both, including GraphQL-specific risks like introspection exposure and query complexity abuse that can be used for denial-of-service style attacks.
What's the most common API vulnerability you find?
Broken object level authorization, where one authenticated user can access another user's data simply by changing an ID in a request, is by a wide margin the most frequent and most damaging finding across API assessments.
Can you test APIs that are still in active development?
Yes. We can scope a re-testing cadence into your release cycle so new endpoints and changes get validated on an ongoing basis rather than once a year.
Ready to talk about api security?
Tell us about your environment and timeline, and we'll recommend a scope that fits.