Rob Allen is a software consultant and developer with many years experience and writes code in PHP, Swift and other interesting languages. He leads Slim Framework's development team and contributes to Apache OpenWhisk and other open source projects. Rob is a published author and based in the UK where he runs Nineteen Feet Limited, focussing on API development, training and consultancy. In his spare time, Rob blogs at akrabat.com and can often be seen with a camera in his hand.
APIs are the foundation of our applications today and need to be secure. From broken authorisation and authentication to injection attacks, the OWASP API Security Top 10 identifies the most critical security issues facing APIs today. In this talk, we’ll walk through the items on the list and explore these security flaws and look at how to prevent them. By the end of this session, you’ll have a clear understanding of the most critical API security risks and be equipped with the knowledge to build more secure APIs.
