API Management

  1. API Security
    1. Identity and Access Management
      1. Authentication Mechanisms
        1. API Keys
          1. Key Generation
            1. Key Distribution
              1. Key Rotation
                1. Key Revocation
                2. Basic Authentication
                  1. Implementation Considerations
                    1. Security Limitations
                      1. Use Cases
                      2. OAuth 2.0
                        1. Authorization Framework
                          1. Grant Types
                            1. Authorization Code
                              1. Client Credentials
                                1. Implicit
                                  1. Resource Owner Password Credentials
                                    1. Device Code
                                    2. Token Management
                                      1. Refresh Tokens
                                        1. Scope Management
                                        2. OpenID Connect
                                          1. Identity Layer
                                            1. ID Tokens
                                              1. UserInfo Endpoint
                                                1. Discovery and Registration
                                                2. JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
                                                  1. Token Structure
                                                    1. Signing and Verification
                                                      1. Claims Management
                                                        1. Token Expiry and Revocation
                                                        2. Mutual TLS (mTLS)
                                                          1. Certificate-based Authentication
                                                            1. Certificate Management
                                                              1. Trust Store Configuration
                                                                1. Client Certificate Validation
                                                              2. Authorization Mechanisms
                                                                1. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
                                                                  1. Role Definition
                                                                    1. Permission Assignment
                                                                      1. Role Hierarchy
                                                                        1. Dynamic Role Assignment
                                                                        2. Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
                                                                          1. Policy-based Authorization
                                                                            1. Attribute Management
                                                                              1. Context-aware Decisions
                                                                                1. Fine-grained Control
                                                                                2. Scope-based Authorization
                                                                                  1. Scope Definition
                                                                                    1. Scope Validation
                                                                                      1. Hierarchical Scopes
                                                                                        1. Dynamic Scope Assignment
                                                                                    2. Threat Protection
                                                                                      1. OWASP API Security Top 10
                                                                                        1. Broken Object Level Authorization
                                                                                          1. Broken User Authentication
                                                                                            1. Excessive Data Exposure
                                                                                              1. Lack of Resources and Rate Limiting
                                                                                                1. Broken Function Level Authorization
                                                                                                  1. Mass Assignment
                                                                                                    1. Security Misconfiguration
                                                                                                      1. Injection
                                                                                                        1. Improper Assets Management
                                                                                                          1. Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
                                                                                                          2. Common Attack Vectors
                                                                                                            1. Injection Attacks
                                                                                                              1. SQL Injection
                                                                                                                1. NoSQL Injection
                                                                                                                  1. Command Injection
                                                                                                                    1. LDAP Injection
                                                                                                                    2. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
                                                                                                                      1. Stored XSS
                                                                                                                        1. Reflected XSS
                                                                                                                          1. DOM-based XSS
                                                                                                                          2. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
                                                                                                                            1. XML External Entity (XXE)
                                                                                                                              1. Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
                                                                                                                              2. DDoS Protection
                                                                                                                                1. Rate Limiting Strategies
                                                                                                                                  1. Traffic Shaping
                                                                                                                                    1. Blacklisting and Whitelisting
                                                                                                                                      1. CDN Integration
                                                                                                                                      2. Message Security
                                                                                                                                        1. JSON Threat Protection
                                                                                                                                          1. XML Threat Protection
                                                                                                                                            1. Schema Validation
                                                                                                                                              1. Content Type Validation
                                                                                                                                            2. Data Protection and Privacy
                                                                                                                                              1. Encryption
                                                                                                                                                1. Transport Layer Security (TLS)
                                                                                                                                                  1. Certificate Management
                                                                                                                                                    1. Protocol Configuration
                                                                                                                                                      1. Cipher Suite Selection
                                                                                                                                                        1. Perfect Forward Secrecy
                                                                                                                                                        2. Encryption at Rest
                                                                                                                                                          1. Database Encryption
                                                                                                                                                            1. File System Encryption
                                                                                                                                                              1. Key Management Systems
                                                                                                                                                                1. Hardware Security Modules
                                                                                                                                                              2. Data Privacy
                                                                                                                                                                1. Personal Data Identification
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Data Minimization
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Purpose Limitation
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Retention Policies
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Data Loss Prevention
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Sensitive Data Detection
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Data Masking Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Redaction Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Compliance Monitoring

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