API Security in Action

Neil Madden

• Publisher: Manning
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781617296024
• eBook ISBN: 9781638356646
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Cloud Computing
• Index: Computer Science

"A comprehensive guide to designing and implementing secure services. A must-read book for all API practitioners who manage security." - Gilberto Taccari, Penta API Security in Action teaches you how to create secure APIs for any situation. By following this hands-on guide you'll build a social network API while mastering techniques for flexible multi-user security, cloud key management, and lightweight cryptography. A web API is an efficient way to communicate with an application or service. However, this convenience opens your systems to new security risks. API Security in Action gives you the skills to build strong, safe APIs you can confidently expose to the world. Inside, you'll learn to construct secure and scalable REST APIs, deliver machine-to-machine interaction in a microservices architecture, and provide protection in resource-constrained IoT (Internet of Things) environments. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology
APIs control data sharing in every service, server, data store, and web client. Modern data-centric designs—including microservices and cloud-native applications—demand a comprehensive, multi-layered approach to security for both private and public-facing APIs. About the book
API Security in Action teaches you how to create secure APIs for any situation. By following this hands-on guide you'll build a social network API while mastering techniques for flexible multi-user security, cloud key management, and lightweight cryptography. When you're done, you'll be able to create APIs that stand up to complex threat models and hostile environments. What's inside Authentication
Authorization
Audit logging
Rate limiting
Encryption About the reader
For developers with experience building RESTful APIs. Examples are in Java. About the author
Neil Madden has in-depth knowledge of applied cryptography, application security, and current API security technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Table of Contents PART 1 - FOUNDATIONS 1 What is API security? 2 Secure API development 3 Securing the Natter API PART 2 - TOKEN-BASED AUTHENTICATION 4 Session cookie authentication 5 Modern token-based authentication 6 Self-contained tokens and JWTs PART 3 - AUTHORIZATION 7 OAuth2 and OpenID Connect 8 Identity-based access control 9 Capability-based security and macaroons PART 4 - MICROSERVICE APIs IN KUBERNETES 10 Microservice APIs in Kubernetes 11 Securing service-to-service APIs PART 5 - APIs FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS 12 Securing IoT communications 13 Securing IoT APIs

Table of contents

• API Security in Action
• Copyright
• contents
• front matter
• Part 1. Foundations
• 1 What is API security?
• 2 Secure API development
• 3 Securing the Natter API
• Part 2. Token-based authentication
• 4 Session cookie authentication
• 5 Modern token-based authentication
• 6 Self-contained tokens and JWTs
• Part 3. Authorization
• 7 OAuth2 and OpenID Connect
• 8 Identity-based access control
• 9 Capability-based security and macaroons
• Part 4. Microservice APIs in Kubernetes
• 10 Microservice APIs in Kubernetes
• 11 Securing service-to-service APIs
• Part 5. APIs for the Internet of Things
• 12 Securing IoT communications
• 13 Securing IoT APIs
• Appendix A. Setting up Java and Maven
• Appendix B. Setting up Kubernetes
• index