Here's an API security question I wish every developer would ask:
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Here's an API security question I wish every developer would ask: **Just because I'm logged in, does that mean I'm allowed to do THIS?** Authentication tells us who someone is. Authorization tells us what they're allowed to do. Those are not the same thing. If my frontend requests: /api/accounts/1234 there is absolutely nothing stopping an attacker from trying: /api/accounts/1235 Your frontend isn't a security boundary. The API needs to verify that I am actually authorized to perform that action on that particular object. Every. Single. Time. 🎥 I made a short video about why I thin
Posted by Tanya Janca | Shehackspurple (50.3k followers) 7 h ago · 12 likes · 792 views · view the original post on X. Kept by the Dev Radar as Security. Tools mentioned: Nutrient.
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