What problem does it solve?
APIs are frequent targets for cyberattacks, and implementing robust security measures can be complex. This Skill provides comprehensive patterns and best practices for securing RESTful and GraphQL APIs, covering authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and OWASP API Top 10 mitigations, helping you build resilient and secure backend services.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Authentication & Authorization: Guides on implementing JWT, OAuth 2.0, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to verify user identity and permissions.
- Rate Limiting & Input Validation: Patterns for preventing API abuse through rate limiting and protecting against injection attacks with strict input validation.
- OWASP API Top 10 Mitigations: Detailed strategies to address the most critical API security risks, such as Broken Object Level Authorization and Security Misconfiguration.
- Use Case: When designing a new API endpoint, use this Skill to ensure it's protected with JWT authentication, enforces RBAC for specific roles, has appropriate rate limits, and validates all incoming data against a Pydantic model, preventing common vulnerabilities.
Quick Start
Implement JWT authentication for a FastAPI endpoint, including token creation and verification.