API Security
API Security protects the APIs that serve as the backbone of modern application communication — ensuring that service-to-service interactions, external integrations, and user-facing endpoints are secured against unauthorized access, data leakage, injection attacks, and abuse.
APIs are a major attack surface in microservices architectures. A single misconfigured or unprotected API endpoint can expose sensitive business logic, user data, or internal services.
Why API Security Is Used in OpsMx
OpsMx uses API Security in Delivery Shield to:
Discover shadow and unmanaged APIs — identifying endpoints that were never formally documented or secured
Enforce authentication and authorization — validating OAuth, JWT, and API key controls on every endpoint
Detect input validation failures — preventing injection attacks via malformed or malicious API inputs
Protect against data exposure — identifying APIs that return more data than the caller is entitled to
Test GraphQL, REST, and SOAP APIs — imported via OpenAPI/Swagger, WSDL, or GraphQL introspection
Key Aspects
Authentication & Authorization
OAuth 2.0, JWT validation, API key enforcement
Schema Validation
Prevents malformed or malicious inputs at the API boundary
Rate Limiting & Abuse Protection
Detects and blocks API abuse patterns
Sensitive Data Exposure Detection
Flags APIs returning PII, credentials, or sensitive business data
API Inventory & Discovery
Tracks all known and shadow API endpoints across the environment
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