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API Pentest
Safeguard your API endpoints from exploitation and data exposure.
At a glance
- Endpoint-by-endpoint findings
- Request and response evidence
- Risk-rated remediation guidance
- Developer debrief session
Overview
What is API Pentest?
APIs power modern applications — and they are a prime target. Our API penetration testing examines REST, GraphQL and SOAP endpoints for broken authorisation, excessive data exposure and injection flaws, following the OWASP API Security Top 10.
What’s included
Comprehensive coverage
OWASP API Top 10
BOLA, broken authentication, mass assignment and more.
Authorisation Testing
Object- and function-level access control between users.
REST, GraphQL & SOAP
Coverage for every major API style and protocol.
Rate Limiting & Abuse
Brute force, enumeration and resource exhaustion checks.
Data Exposure
Sensitive data leaking through responses and error messages.
Token & Key Security
JWT, OAuth and API key handling and validation.
Our process
How it works
Scoping & Recon
We agree targets, rules of engagement and timing, then map your attack surface.
Testing & Exploitation
Certified testers combine automated tooling with deep manual testing.
Reporting & Debrief
Risk-rated findings with evidence and clear fixes, walked through live.
Remediation & Retest
We retest your fixes and confirm every critical issue is closed.
Deliverables
What you receive
Clear outputs your leadership and technical teams can act on immediately.
- Endpoint-by-endpoint findings
- Request and response evidence
- Risk-rated remediation guidance
- Developer debrief session
- Retest of critical findings
Why Cyberior
Security partners, not just vendors
Attacker Mindset
Real-world adversary tactics that uncover what scanners miss.
Evidence, Not Noise
Every finding manually verified and backed by proof.
Clear Reporting
Plain-English summaries for leaders, detail for engineers.
True Partnership
Fixed scopes, direct access to experts, free retesting.
FAQ
Common questions
What do you need from us?
API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger or Postman collection) and test accounts for each role.
Can you test internal APIs?
Yes — via VPN or a test environment we agree with your team.
How long does it take?
Typically 3–8 days depending on the number of endpoints and roles.
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