Requiring that all operational security meets the policy standards.
Operation Security
Rules
OpenAPI Operation Security Definitions Error
Each API operation should have a security definition referencing the central security scheme express for an OpenAPI
OpenAPI Operation Security Definitions Info
Each API operation should have a security definition referencing the central security scheme express for an OpenAPI
Strategies
API Authentication Is Standardized
All APIs must use standardized authentication mechanisms including OAuth, JWT, and API keys with properly defined scopes, ensuring that security is consistently implemented and that consumers have ...
API Authorization Is Properly Defined and Enforced
All APIs must have clearly defined authorization models that control what authenticated consumers can access and perform, using role-based or attribute-based access control to ensure that permissio...
Operations Must Be Useful and Consistent
All individual API operations must be useful and follow consistent Internet, industry, and enterprise standards, providing a simple and relevant HTTP API operation that does one thing and does it w...
Lifecycle
design_services Design Design
Design is where the human experience of an API is won or lost. I work design-first, shaping the paths, schema, errors, and naming in the contract before development begins, so that consistency is b...
security Security Production
Security runs through every stop on this lifecycle, but it also deserves its own attention. OWASP alignment, vulnerability scanning, and defense in depth protect both the provider and the consumer....
