Don't Forget to Secure Your API | Linux Today

Don’t Forget to Secure Your API

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 4, 2012

“Another risk with APIs is the potential for SQL Injection,
which is among the most dangerous and common type of exploits on
the web today.

According to Morisson, APIs in some ways actually make it easier
for attackers to attempt SQL injection attacks. APIs are
self-documenting, providing information on usage and connections,
whereas the web is more obfuscated in terms of the underlying
structure of what is going into a database.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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