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API Security Testing Tools: Key Features & 8 Tools to Know

What Are API Security Testing Tools?

API security testing tools are specialized software designed to assess and identify vulnerabilities within application programming interfaces. They automate the process of testing APIs for security flaws, ensuring that APIs are resilient against attacks and comply with security standards.

This is part of an extensive series of guides about API security.

API security testing tools either identify security weaknesses in API code (static testing) or simulate attack scenarios (dynamic testing) to detect issues like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and other vulnerabilities that could compromise the integrity of an API. They are essential to ensuring API security, covering aspects such as authentication, authorization, input validation, and data encryption.

By integrating API tests into the development lifecycle, these tools enable developers to identify and remediate security issues early in the process. This proactive approach helps organizations protect sensitive data and maintain trust with their users.

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