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shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist resource

Checklist of the most important security countermeasures when designing, testing, and releasing your API observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

74/100

  • Activity 93
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3343
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 43
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

23306 stars · 2651 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A community-maintained checklist of essential API security countermeasures covering authentication, authorization, input validation, and more. It is a reference document, not executable software.

Use cases

  • secure my REST API before release
  • API security best practices checklist
  • review API design for security flaws
  • learn about JWT and OAuth2 security pitfalls
  • audit checklist for API penetration testing

When to choose

  • designing, testing, or releasing an API and want a security review checklist
  • training developers on API security fundamentals

When to avoid

  • you need a tool that scans or tests APIs automatically
  • you need executable code or a library to include in your project

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

security security apis developer-tools cross-platform api-security checklist jwt oauth2 best-practices

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
shieldfy/API-Security-Checklistmain74

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist")

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