Enhance application security with alerts and thresholds at the gateway layer.
Despite a focus on security, data breaches still occur. Enterprises must focus on their security strategy, as APIs have become a leading threat vector for application security. By setting security alerts and thresholds at the gateway layer, more threats can be stopped before they reach your systems, enhancing the overall security for API-driven applications.
We’ve listed the products and solutions that commonly address the Enhanced Security for API-driven Applications use case below.
Lightweight open-source API platform supporting both REST and event-driven APIs.
3Scale API Management Platform, powered by Red Hat, enables API management and monetization. It offers a simple user interface, suitable API gateway, and is ideal for scenarios involving external APIs.
Axway's Amplify API Management supports various deployment models and integrates with other API Gateways like Amazon API Gateway and Azure API Gateway. It offers API strategy support from its "catalyst" strategy team.
Azure API Management, part of Azure Integration Services, enables hybrid deployment using Kubernetes or Azure Arc. Its intuitive admin interface simplifies API management and supports seamless integration with existing monitoring solutions.
Boomi's API Management offering is a part of the Boomi Atmosphere Platform. Boomi API Management enables API publishers to expose versioned APIs for a logical group of APIs. Boomi's API Management offering is well known for its ease of use and setup.
Apigee, part of Google Cloud, assists organizations in designing, securing, and scaling APIs. It offers feature-rich API Management with NGINX and Envoy-based gateways, industry-specific accelerators, and straightforward pricing.
IBM API Connect allows developers to create, run, manage, and secure APIs in IBM Cloud. It emphasizes strong security standards and is part of IBM Cloud Pak for Integration based on Red Hat OpenShift.
Mulesoft's Anypoint API Manager provides versatile API deployment within the Anypoint Exchange platform. It supports flex gateway, datagraph, and offers effective API governance and community management.
SAP API Management, part of the SAP Integration Suite within the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), leverages an OEM version of Apigee Edge API Gateway. It offers comprehensive API templates and policies through the API Business Hub.
webMethods API Management Platform securely exposes APIs to developers, partners, and consumers, combining an API portal, gateway, catalog, and consumption management tools for streamlined application development.
TIBCO Cloud API Management, formerly Cloud Mashery, combines API mocking, modeling, a developer portal, control center, analytics, and microgateway. It ensures operational benefits and multiple deployment options.
WSO2 API Manager is a complete platform for building, integrating, and exposing managed APIs in cloud, on-premises, and hybrid architectures. It offers industry-specific solutions and Microsoft Azure-based API Manager Analytics.
A cloud-native API management platform built on Kong Gateway with integrated service mesh and Kubernetes support.
Open-source, pluggable API gateway with native support for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.
Fully managed API gateway service for building and securing APIs at scale.
Enterprise-focused API platform with lifecycle management, security, and governance features.
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| Feature | Dimensions | Description | Priority |
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| API Revocation |
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Ability to block an API subscription and completely restrict an application. | Critical |
| Anonymous Platform Access |
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Expose unrestricted information to anyone without tracking API usage, consumer applications, or the user's identity. | Critical |
| Authorization Service |
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Integrates with an external OAuth resource server, external right repositories, and authorization services. | Critical |
| Directory Service |
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Integrates with existing directory services (e.g. internal LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory). | Critical |
| Fine-grained Access |
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Limit access to API operations by API consumers or restrict consumption access to specific API operations. | Critical |
| Identity Management |
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Natively provides identity management or works well with your existing identity management tools. | Critical |
| Key Management |
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Integrate with external secure token services. | Critical |
| Malformed Message |
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Protects the API from malformed packet and message attacks. | Critical |
| Malicious Scripting |
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Detects cross-site scripting attacks. | Critical |
| Malware Detection |
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Detects malware embedded in attachments. | Critical |
| Message Injection |
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Monitors for SQL, JavaScript, and Xpath/Query injection attacks. | Critical |
| Parameter Inspection |
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Protects against parameter attacks that exploit the data sent into an API. | Critical |
| Platform Access Revocation |
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Administrators can block or suspend consumers, revoke developer access, and block all related applications. | Critical |
| Policy Bundling |
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Bundle multiple policies. | Critical |
| Policy Tagging |
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Specify rules that are only applicable to resources when they are tagged. | Critical |
| Policy Versioning |
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Manage multiple versions of a policy. | Critical |
| Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) |
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Integrate with external Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). | Critical |
| RBAC |
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Define custom user roles and associated permissions. For example, administrators, publishers and consumers can have role-based access controls defined by API endpoint. | Critical |
| Single Sign-on (SSO) |
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Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML 2.0 for easy integration with existing web applications. | Critical |
| System Overload |
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Throttles throughput based on values you configure to protect downstream systems. | Critical |
| Platform Access Levels |
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Define what information users on the account can access and edit. | Important |
| Policy Design |
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Combine service tiers, security policies, mediators, and monetization schemes into a pre-built 'plan' that may be attached to an API definition. | Important |
| Policy Enforcement |
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Enforce API runtime policies and API lifecycle policies. | Important |
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