API SECURITY / MISSION CONTROL
Practical guides for the owner, builder and operator of an API.
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Waiting for a timestamped observation01 / INVENTORY
List hosts, routes, methods, owners and authentication requirements. Compare observed traffic with your approved contract. Record unconnected environments so absence of data does not look like absence of risk.
Inspect this control02 / ACCESS
Validate the token using the expected algorithm and issuer, then enforce tenant, object and operation access server-side. Never accept a customer selector as proof that the caller owns the resource.
Inspect this control03 / RESPONSE
Define target, authority, reason, confidence, expiry and rollback. Begin in dry run. A WAF score or LLM recommendation must not silently authorize broad network changes.
Inspect this control04 / REPORTING
Show connected sources, observation windows, policy versions, outcomes and collection gaps. Separate sample data, observed evidence and verified enforcement. Avoid claiming a quiet period proves safety.
Inspect this control05 / EVALUATION
Ask which attacks were tested, which traffic traverses the enforcement point, what fails open or closed, and how long credential revocation takes. Check who receives findings and can reverse a mistaken action.
Inspect this control06 / AI AGENTS
Constrain scopes, destinations and operation budgets. Separate read-only observation from actions with side effects. Test misuse at the API boundary; prompt filtering alone is insufficient.
Inspect this controlSTART WITH ONE API
Bring your gateway, an API contract and a test environment. Define the evidence, owners and response limits for a scoped pilot.
