Security Paradigms for Mobile API Testing with Chaintech Network

In today’s world, with more and more mobile applications coming up, the APIs (application programming interfaces) are building up the very framework by which the various applications can effectively communicate with the servers. As applications on the mobile platform increases, the security of these APIs becomes critical. This blog post focuses on the concept of mobile API testing, the proper way of doing it, and how we at Chaintech Network can help you protect your mobile applications.

• Cost of Data Breaches: It costs, on average, $3 for the average organization to sustain a data breach. 86 million (IBM Security).
• User Trust: According to RSA, 70 percent of users will abandon apps if they think their data is not secure.

That’s why secure mobile API testing is crucial 

1. Protecting Sensitive Data

   The APIs typically deal with users’s personal information, payment details, and location data. Unstable APIs result in unauthorized access to users’ information and, hence, a loss of confidence for users. As per research conducted by Gartner, API abuses are likely to be ranked as the most common attack vector for data breaches in the web applications of enterprises by the year 2022.

2. Preventing Unauthorized Access 

   APIs are the doors and keys that lead to the basic structures and functionality of your application. Unfortunately, if weak security solutions are implemented or none at all, then unauthorized intruders can unlawfully enter and tamper with the information as well as the applications.

3. Maintaining Regulatory Compliance

   Many sectors are concerned with the protection of data from the public, mainly due to legal requirements. Protecting your APIs is crucial as a means of meeting general requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS that otherwise come with expensive penalties and other legal consequences.

The following are parts of the procedure for secure mobile API testing 

• Authentication and Authorization

  More specifically, measures for authentication and authorization should be as strong as possible. This comprises checking for problems such as poor or non-existent session management, poor passwords, and bad token management.

• Data encryption

  APIs should ensure that the transmission of data is secured, and hence data in transit should be encrypted. Without testing, there is a high likelihood that the sensitive data being transmitted will be intercepted and possibly altered.

• Rate Limiting and Throttling

  Rate limiting and throttling are the almost last measures adopted to prevent overusage and denial of service attacks. Implementing these controls is useful in figuring out whether the API is capable of allowing the right traffic through while at the same time denying the wrong traffic.

How to Test Mobile APIs Effectively and Safely

1. Regular Security Assessments 

   Security audits enable one to evaluate weak points that ought to be addressed before the rival has a chance to seize them. API security can be kept strong only if there is constant vigilance and regular scanning checks are done at frequent intervals.

2. Adherence to the Secure Coding Standard

   The eighteen principles of secure software development should be complied with during the development process to avoid some of the common threats, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and cross-site request forgery. Code reviews and tools for static analysis ideal for detecting such practices can be of great help.

How Chaintech Network Helps?  

Chaintech Network provides overarching mobile security testing services, and Chaintech Network's major specialty is mobile application penetration testing with employed secure mobile API testing. Here's how we can assist: 

• Expertise in API Security

  This team of experts is quite knowledgeable about the vulnerabilities of mobile APIs, making them in a substantive position to address the matter. We adapt the best practices for securing your APIs to guarantee they are reliable.

• Customized Testing Solutions

  The level of service offered by Chaintech Network depends on the specific requirements of an app, which requires testing services. We also carry out comprehensive checks on the efficacy of authentication as well as authorization modalities, encryption of data, and rate-limiting controls.

Are Your Web Services Protected?  

So when everyone is having a data breach, can you gamble with your mobile API’s security

API Abuse: API abuses will become the top attack pattern leading to data breaches by 2022 (Gartner).  

How to Protect Your Mobile APIs with Chaintech Network?

GUI lagged, buttons unresponsive Several of the mobile APIs used by your application could possibly be insecure or need further mobile security testing services from Chaintech Network. Get in touch with us today to learn how we can assist in shielding your mobile apps from cyber threats.

World into Secure Mobile APIs 

Thus, it is highly important to test mobile APIs effectively in order to ensure that users’ data is safe, mobile applications are compliant with current rules and regulations, and to build users’ trust. Chaintech Network provides strong, satisfactory assurance for your mobile APIs to be safe. Choose Chaintech Network as your partner to protect your applications as well as your users.