ASP.NET Core offers a simplified hosting model, called minimal APIs, that allows us to build lightweight APIs with minimal dependencies. However, “minimal” doesn’t mean minimal security. Minimal APIs ...

Take advantage of API key authentication to control the access of applications and services to your Web APIs in ASP.NET Core. There are several ways to secure your APIs in ASP.NET Core 7. You can use ...

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I am often asked about Machine Authentications, how they differ from User Authentications, and how to authenticate both identities togethers. That quote is something that I am hearing all the time ...

Attackers know how to get around WAFs and API gateways when targeting APIs. Here's how some companies are coping with the rapid increase in API attacks. In early May, fitness company Peloton announced ...

Mixpanel first detected the unauthorized access on Nov. 9, 2025. Investigators later confirmed that an attacker had exported ...