API Security

  1. Data Protection and Encryption
    1. Encryption in Transit
      1. Transport Layer Security
        1. TLS Protocol Versions
          1. Cipher Suite Selection
            1. Perfect Forward Secrecy
              1. Certificate Validation
              2. HTTPS Implementation
                1. SSL/TLS Configuration
                  1. HTTP Strict Transport Security
                    1. Certificate Pinning
                      1. Mixed Content Prevention
                      2. Certificate Management
                        1. Certificate Authorities
                          1. Certificate Lifecycle
                            1. Automated Renewal
                              1. Certificate Transparency
                            2. Encryption at Rest
                              1. Database Encryption
                                1. Transparent Data Encryption
                                  1. Column-Level Encryption
                                    1. Key Management
                                    2. File System Encryption
                                      1. Full Disk Encryption
                                        1. File-Level Encryption
                                          1. Cloud Storage Encryption
                                          2. Key Management Systems
                                            1. Hardware Security Modules
                                              1. Key Rotation
                                                1. Key Escrow
                                                  1. Key Recovery
                                                2. Data Handling Practices
                                                  1. Data Classification
                                                    1. Sensitivity Levels
                                                      1. Handling Requirements
                                                        1. Retention Policies
                                                        2. Data Minimization
                                                          1. Response Filtering
                                                            1. Field Selection
                                                              1. Payload Optimization
                                                              2. Data Masking and Redaction
                                                                1. PII Protection
                                                                  1. Dynamic Masking
                                                                    1. Static Masking
                                                                      1. Tokenization
                                                                    2. Input Validation and Sanitization
                                                                      1. Injection Attack Prevention
                                                                        1. SQL Injection
                                                                          1. NoSQL Injection
                                                                            1. Command Injection
                                                                              1. LDAP Injection
                                                                                1. XPath Injection
                                                                                2. Cross-Site Scripting Prevention
                                                                                  1. Output Encoding
                                                                                    1. Content Security Policy
                                                                                      1. Input Sanitization
                                                                                      2. Schema Validation
                                                                                        1. Input Schema Definition
                                                                                          1. Validation Libraries
                                                                                            1. Error Handling
                                                                                              1. Rejection Strategies

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                                                                                          7. Traffic and Request Management