Why APIs Should Use RBAC for Secure Access
Introduction Well, frankly, keeping the data and managing the access on resources in the present fast-changing times of web applications and software services is more critical than ever. Application Programming Interfaces are also renowned as the bloodlines carrying the message from one software platform to another and connecting with one another for sharing. While these make […]
Common Techniques for Preventing Brute Force Attacks
Introduction Consideration of the importance of digital security of this very moment, there is one method of attack which still remains in the online system as a threatening method: the brute force attack. A method in itself, brute force attacks are carried out by systematically guessing the login credentials or the encryption key or the API […]
The Role of SSL/TLS in Securing Web Applications
Introduction to SSL/TLS Encryption The cryptographic scaffolding of modern web security is constituted by the secure socket layer (SSL) and its successor, the transport layer security (TLS). It provides encrypted tunnels wherein all sensitive data transmitted through the unpredictable landscape of the internet is protected. This enables authenticated and confidential communications between web servers and client […]
How SQL Injection Works and How to Stop It
Introduction SQL Injection (SQLi) is one of the major old and popular type vulnerabilities in web-applications security. Code-injection is a technique of an action in which a malicious attacker is able to inject or put his/her SQL query into an input field and execute it on behalf of the database of the application. This happens due […]
How to Build a Secure Authentication System with Node.js
Introduction In this age of the Internet, secure authentication constitutes a very important consideration for any modern web application. Whether it be a social networking site, e-commerce, or an internal enterprise system, user authentication underlies data privacy and protection. Since cyber threats are a global phenomenon and data breaches have become the headlines of almost every […]
Why OAuth 2.0 Matters for API Security in Your Back End
Introduction In the era of an elaborately interlinked web ecosystem, security has emerged as the fundamental element of every back-end development strategy. Application Programming Interfaces are the lifeblood of modern digital services in domains such as e-commerce platforms, social media integrations, and enterprise software. However, with the ever-increasing reliance on APIs, they now gain further interest […]
Why JWT Token Size and URL Safety Matters
Introduction JSON Web Tokens have become a linchpin for modern authentication systems. Lightweight, flexible, and easy to transfer between HTTP requests, JWTs are utilized to check for identity and permissions across microservices, SPAs, mobile applications, and APIs. This ease of generation and parsing, along with its statelessness that makes it redundant for server-side session storage, is […]
How to Write Introductory Guides for APIs
Introduction APIs have been the fundamental building blocks of applications today beyond software development. They create inter-software communications, thus enabling developers to build upon existing platforms without creating a new one. With APIs sprouting everywhere these days-global growth on cloud, mobile applications, machine learning, and web development-sound documentation is necessary now more than ever. Sadly, […]
Core Principles of Microservices Architecture
Introduction Certainly, influence transformed the changing and wonderful world of development, deployment, and maintenance for modern application solutions through the microservices architecture. The true replacement of the old classical monolithic model is a modular system made up of small, independently functioning services. Each microservice is responsible for a particular business capability and can be developed, deployed, […]
Getting Started with API Testing in Postman
Introduction API Testing is an essential layer of modern software development and more so in today’s world where most applications are made up of microservices and a host of third-party integrations. As applications are increasingly complex built with myriad parts, they too have to be dealt with that each communicates correctly through the APIs. Postman is […]