# shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist

Checklist of the most important security countermeasures when designing, testing, and releasing your API

Repository: https://github.com/shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/api-security-checklist
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: api, security, jwt, oauth2
Last push: 2026-07-21T07:59:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3343, "days_push": 43, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 23306, forks 2651 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:34.641668+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security
- domain: security, apis, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: api-security, checklist, jwt, oauth2, best-practices

## Member repositories
- shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.641668+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:45.250126+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.641668+00:00, sha 813e9a71bb17)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.