LASCON 2016

API adoption in both consumer and enterprises has gone beyond predictions. It has become the ‘coolest’ way of exposing business functionalities to the outside world. Both the public and private APIs, need to be protected, monitored and managed. API security has evolved a lot in last five years. The growth of standards, out there, has been exponential. Following best practices in securing APIs will help to wade through the weeds to keep the bad guys away while realizing the internal and external benefits of developing APIs for your services. This talk guides you through the maze of options and shares industry leading best practices in designing APIs for rock-solid security.