Api Security

2026-03-24
API SecurityGateway + WAF
Cloudflare

APIs Are Your Most Exposed Surface

83% of data breaches involve APIs — and most orgs have hundreds they don't know about

Live API Traffic — Enforcement in Action

GET/api/v1/orders/10042200 OKValid
GET/api/v1/orders/10043; DROP TABLE--403SQLi detected
GET/api/v1/orders/10044200 OKValid
POST/api/v1/users/bulk-export429Rate limit exceeded
GET/api/v1/products?id[]=1&id[]=2&id[]=...400Schema violation
DELETE/api/v1/orders/99999403BOLA: unauthorized object
openapi-schema.yaml
# OpenAPI Schema Enforcement
paths:
  /api/v1/orders/{id}:
    get:
      parameters:
        - name: id
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
      responses:
        200:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
# Requests deviating from schema
# are blocked at the edge

API Security Capabilities

API Discovery

Automatically catalog all API endpoints — including shadow and zombie APIs

Schema Enforcement

Block requests that deviate from your OpenAPI specification at the edge

OWASP API Top 10

Built-in rules covering BOLA, auth failures, mass assignment, and injection

Rate Limiting

Per-endpoint, per-user, per-IP limits with anomaly-based dynamic thresholds

Sensitive Data Detection

Scan responses for PII, PCI, and credentials before they leave your origin

mTLS Authentication

Require client certificates for service-to-service API calls