⤷ Title: How “just forward the request” turns into a surprisingly complicated job
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𐀪 Author: Gaurirai
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:57:24 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #jwt_authentication #reverse_proxy #api_security #ruby_on_rails #api_gateway
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𐀪 Author: Gaurirai
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:57:24 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #jwt_authentication #reverse_proxy #api_security #ruby_on_rails #api_gateway
Medium
How “just forward the request” turns into a surprisingly complicated job
You send a request: Get /orders Authorization: Bearer eyfghj…..
⤷ Title: The OWASP API Top 10, Translated Into Bugs You’ve Actually Written
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𐀪 Author: Daniel Valev
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:31:01 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #programming #api_security #software_engineering #fastapi #application_security
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𐀪 Author: Daniel Valev
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:31:01 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #programming #api_security #software_engineering #fastapi #application_security
Medium
The OWASP API Top 10, Translated Into Bugs You’ve Actually Written
Your ORM will happily hand an attacker another customer’s row. It’s doing exactly what you asked.
⤷ Title: How Unauthenticated Queries Exposed User PII and Privileged Accounts
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𐀪 Author: Sudheer
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:26:04 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #authorization #api_security #bug_bounty #authentication #web_security_testing
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𐀪 Author: Sudheer
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:26:04 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #authorization #api_security #bug_bounty #authentication #web_security_testing
Medium
How Unauthenticated Queries Exposed User PII and Privileged Accounts
Unauthenticated API queries exposed sensitive user data and enabled enumeration of the application’s entire observed userbase.
⤷ Title: Hunting IDOR & BOLA in REST APIs: A Practical Authorization Testing Methodology
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𐀪 Author: Ishant
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:08:37 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #web_security #cybersecurity #api_security
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𐀪 Author: Ishant
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:08:37 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #web_security #cybersecurity #api_security
Medium
Hunting IDOR & BOLA in REST APIs: A Practical Authorization Testing Methodology
A method for detecting broken authorization in REST APIs is shown using the OWASP crAPI.
⤷ Title: 5 min read
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𐀪 Author: Rhuber
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:33 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api #api_security #devportal #api_portal
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𐀪 Author: Rhuber
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:33 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api #api_security #devportal #api_portal
Medium
5 min read
Your API Portal’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Hackers — It’s Visibility Without Control
⤷ Title: Your API Portal’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Hackers — It’s Visibility Without Control
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𐀪 Author: Rhuber
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:33 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api #api_security #devportal #api_portal
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𐀪 Author: Rhuber
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:33 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api #api_security #devportal #api_portal
Medium
5 min read
Your API Portal’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Hackers — It’s Visibility Without Control
⤷ Title: How Would You Prevent Unauthorized Users From Accessing Other Users’ Data?
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𐀪 Author: Gokulapriyan
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:19:19 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #security #api_security #prevention #unauthorized_access #rest_api_security
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𐀪 Author: Gokulapriyan
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:19:19 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #security #api_security #prevention #unauthorized_access #rest_api_security
Medium
How Would You Prevent Unauthorized Users From Accessing Other Users’ Data?
One of the most important responsibilities of a backend application is protecting user data.
⤷ Title: Beyond OAuth Scopes: Fine-Grained Authorization with RAR in WSO2 Identity Server
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𐀪 Author: Sanjula Herath
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:36:38 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #oauth2 #wso2 #api_security #identity_and_access #open_banking
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𐀪 Author: Sanjula Herath
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:36:38 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #oauth2 #wso2 #api_security #identity_and_access #open_banking
Medium
Beyond OAuth Scopes: Fine-Grained Authorization with RAR in WSO2 Identity Server
Build an OAuth flow that authorizes a specific action, amount, recipient, and API — not an ambiguous category of access.
⤷ Title: Defending from the Inside Out: A Complete Guide to Enterprise Security Architecture
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𐀪 Author: Bishaldhimal
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:16:44 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #on_premise_security #security_organization #network_security #cloud_security #api_security
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𐀪 Author: Bishaldhimal
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:16:44 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #on_premise_security #security_organization #network_security #cloud_security #api_security
Medium
Defending from the Inside Out: A Complete Guide to Enterprise Security Architecture
Cyber threats evolve every day, and protecting an organization takes more than a firewall and antivirus software. Modern security is built…
⤷ Title: The Third Time Isn’t a Coincidence: Inside the UAE’s 2026 Cyber Siege
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𐀪 Author: Prophaze
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:06:15 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cyberattack #phishing #uae #critical_infrastructure #api_security
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𐀪 Author: Prophaze
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:06:15 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cyberattack #phishing #uae #critical_infrastructure #api_security
Medium
The Third Time Isn’t a Coincidence: Inside the UAE’s 2026 Cyber Siege
What a coordinated strike on aviation, energy, and education reveals about the new shape of critical-infrastructure warfare and why every…