In this Help Net Security, Ankita Gupta, CEO at Akto, discusses API security best practices, advocating for authentication protocols like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, strict HTTPS encryption, and the use of JWTs for stateless authentication. Gupta recommends role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC) for effective authorization management. When implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms for APIs, what are some of the best practices you’ve found effective? For authentication, start with OAuth 2.0 … More →

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