SKILL

api-security-testing

API security testing workflow for REST and GraphQL APIs covering authentication, authorization, rate limiting, input validation, and security best practices.

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  • API Security Testing Workflow
  • Overview
  • When to Use This Workflow
  • Workflow Phases
  • Phase 1: API Discovery
  • Skills to Invoke
  • Actions
  • Copy-Paste Prompts

Specialized workflow for testing REST and GraphQL API security including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, input validation, and API-specific vulnerabilities. Use this workflow when: Testing REST API security Assessing GraphQL endpoints Validating API authentication Testing API rate limiting Bug bounty API testing api-fuzzing-bug-bounty - API fuzzing scanning-tools - API scanning 1. Enumerate endpoints 2. Document API methods 3. Identify parameters 4. Map data flows 5. Review documentation broken-authentication - Auth testing api-security-best-practices - API auth 1. Test API key validation 2. Test JWT tokens 3. Test OAuth2 flows 4. Test token expiration 5. Test refresh tokens idor-testing - IDOR testing 1. Test object-level authorization 2. Test function-level authorization 3. Test role-based access 4. Test privilege escalation 5. Test multi-tenant isolation api-fuzzing-bug-bounty - API fuzzing sql-injection-testing - Injection testing 1. Test parameter validation 2. Test SQL injection 3. Test NoSQL injection 4. Test command injection 5. Test XXE injection api-security-best-practices - Rate limiting 1. Test rate limit headers 2. Test brute force protection 3. Test reso

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davila7/claude-code-templates
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cli-tool/components/skills/security/api-security-testing/SKILL.md
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