State holiday gave me time to finally catch up with the summer issues of The API Dispatch newsletter. Here's the issue 5 with some optimistic predictions about MCP: https://www.bitoff.org/the-api-dispatch-5/
Don't worry, I'll balance it out tomorrow.
In the April issue I focused on OpenAPI spec and API design: https://www.bitoff.org/the-api-dispatch-3/
Despite all the hype around “AI”, I think there's still need to educate developers about maintainable API design.
We now better support 3rd party apps like Tusky and Phanpy thanks to API and OAuth improvements.
Pictured: @dansup using https://phanpy.social
The power of open APIs are awesome 🚀
From the beginning, I have been aiming #Emissary in this general direction. My Fediverse server is slowly coming online (Linked Data Signatures WTF??). Shared services are built deep into its core. I hope some nascent #OpenAPIs are available when I get there.
Today, I'm committing to:
1. Implement every single Open API that improves the user experience
2. If we need an API that doesn't exist, I'll work with whoever is interested to publish one.
My utopia would look like this: instance mods, #FediDevs, and other communities set aside the fear of centralization and embrace the opportunity to create better products for end users. #OpenAPIs will make this safe and reasonable.
Just like the search engine menu in your browser, instance admins (or even end users) should be able to switch whichever content cache they're using seamlessly. ABCDirectory starts indexing too many nazis? Cancel your subscription and turn on XYZDirectory instead.
This is a critical point in #Fediverse development. More centralized services are coming, and we can either build them well or poorly.
To me, "doing it well" means creating standardized #OpenAPIs so anyone can operate an independent service. Bonus points if you publish an #OpenSource reference server, too.
👉 API attacks have risen 400% in the last six months (as per Security Boulevard)
This has caused 59% of organizations to delay the release of new applications due to concerns about #APIsecurity.
As industries look to integrate with third-party software more often to improve their business operations, the security of #OpenAPIs has become critical.
In the upcoming webinar, join Vivekanand Gopalan (VP of Products) as he discusses:
- API discovery & documentation: Find shadow, rogue, and zombie APIs and automatically create #Swagger (#OpenAPI 3.0) documents for all APIs
- API Vulnerability Scanning: Identify #OWASPAPI Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Positive Security Models: How to automate the creation of positive security models for #APIs
- Protection from API Attacks: Utilize WAAP to protect APIs from vulnerability, DDoS, account takeover, credential stuffing, and other bot attacks
To unfold all the above findings in detail, reserve your seat now. https://bit.ly/3OYLmZw
#apiprotection #vulnerabilityscanning #waap #ddos #bots #credentialstuffing #cybersecurity #apptrana #indusface
👉 API attacks have risen by 400% in the last six months.
This has caused 59% of organizations to delay the release of new apps due to #apisecurity concerns.
As industries look to integrate with more 3rd party apps, the security of #OpenAPIs has become critical.
Join Vivek Gopalan in the upcoming webinar, where he discusses:
- Best practices for API discovery & documentation
- Identifying OWASP API Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Automating the creation of positive security models
- Protecting APIs from vulnerabilities, #DDoS, and #botattacks
Book your seat now! https://bit.ly/47lLLMN
#apis #apiattacks #owaspapi #apirisk #apiprotection #apiintegration #apptrana #saastrana #indusface
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