Definition
API Security encompasses the practices and tools for protecting Application Programming Interfaces from attacks, abuse, and unauthorized access, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality in API-driven architectures.
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OAuth
OAuth is an open authorization framework that allows third-party applications to access user resources without exposing credentials, using token-based delegated access instead of sharing passwords.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a security solution that monitors, filters, and blocks HTTP/HTTPS traffic to and from web applications, protecting against attacks like SQL injection, XSS, and other OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
OWASP Top 10
The OWASP Top 10 is a regularly updated awareness document listing the ten most critical web application security risks, serving as the industry standard for web application security testing and developer training.
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