Use Case

API Security

Protecting APIs from abuse, leakage, and attack.

11 providers 31 APIs 8 declared variants

Securing the API layer specifically — authentication enforcement, abuse controls, schema validation, sensitive-data detection, and discovery of shadow and zombie endpoints.

11 API providers on the APIs.io network offer api security. The highest-rated are Amazon Firewall Manager, Citrix NetScaler, F5 Networks, Apinizer, Azure Active Directory.

Providers

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Amazon Firewall ManagerAWS Firewall Manager is a security management service that allows you to centrally configure and manage fir...1 API58.1
Developing 4 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Citrix NetScalerCitrix NetScaler is an application delivery controller (ADC) that provides load balancing, traffic manageme...1 API53.3F5 NetworksF5 Networks is a leader in application delivery networking technology that specializes in application avail...1 API53.2ApinizerApinizer is an API management platform that provides API gateway, API portal, API testing, monitoring, and ...1 API48.6Azure Active DirectoryMicrosoft's cloud-based identity and access management service that helps employees sign in and access reso...1 API43.7
Thin 3 Limited public surface area
AkamaiAkamai is a global content delivery network (CDN), cloud services, and cybersecurity company that helps org...12 APIs32.542Crunch42Crunch is a leading API security company that specializes in protecting and securing APIs. They provide i...6 APIs29.5Apache ShiroApache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorizat...1 API29.4
Emerging 3 Early or largely undocumented
Zero Trust ArchitectureZero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is a security framework defined by NIST SP 800-207 that requires all users an...5 APIs22.6API DynamicsAPIDynamics is an AI-driven API security and observability platform that empowers enterprises to gain real-...1 API17.9API StackAPI Stack is a free directory and discovery platform powered by Apideck that catalogs 213+ third-party API ...1 API12.4

What Providers Actually Declared

This use case is a canonical term. These are the free-text strings providers wrote in their own apis.yml that map onto it.

API SecurityAPI Security EnforcementAPI Security Testing in CI/CDAPI Security Tool ResearchDDoS Protection BaselineREST API SecuritySecuring applications with WAF and DDoS protectionShadow API Elimination

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