This book will prepare you to meet the next wave of challenges in enterprise security guiding
you through and sharing best practices for designing APIs for rock-solid security. It will
explore different security standards and protocols helping you choose the right option for
your needs. Advanced API Security Second Edition explains in depth how to secure APIs from
traditional HTTP Basic Authentication to OAuth 2.0 and the standards built around it. Keep your
business thriving while keeping enemies away. Build APIs with rock-solid security. The book
takes you through the best practices in designing APIs for rock-solid security provides an in
depth understanding of most widely adopted security standards for API security and teaches you
how to compare and contrast different security standards protocols to find out what suits your
business needs the best. This new edition enhances all the topics discussed in its predecessor
with the latest up to date information and provides more focus on beginners to REST JSON
Microservices and API security. Additionally it covers how to secure APIs for the Internet of
Things (IoT). Audience: The Advanced API Security 2nd Edition is for Enterprise Security
Architects and Developers who are designing building and managing APIs. The book will provide
guidelines best practices in designing APIs and threat mitigation techniques for Enterprise
Security Architects while developers would be able to gain hands-on experience by developing
API clients against Facebook Twitter Salesforce and many other cloud service providers. What
you'll learn - Build APIs with rock-solid security by understanding best practices and design
guidelines. - Compare and contrast different security standards protocols to find out what
suits your busine ss needs the best.- Expand business APIs to partners and outsiders with
Identity Federation. - Get hands-on experience in developing clients against Facebook Twitter
and Salesforce APIs. - Understand and learn how to secure Internet of Things.
