Web API
Penetration testing identifies weaknesses in your web apps, infrastructure, and physical locations, giving you a clear view of your real-world security risks and the steps needed to improve your defences.
Penetration Testing
What We Test in Web APIs
At AnchorSec, we provide expert-led API penetration testing to help you secure one of the most commonly targeted components in modern applications. APIs are often the connective tissue between systems, mobile apps, and web platforms, and they can expose critical functionality and sensitive data if not properly secured.
Our assessments focus on identifying technical and logical vulnerabilities across your API landscape. These include authentication issues, access control flaws, and weaknesses in input validation. We also test for business logic issues and scenarios where the API may technically function as designed but still allow abuse or unintended access paths.
Each engagement combines detailed manual testing with selected state-of-the-art tooling to ensure high accuracy and minimal false positives. We assess both REST and GraphQL APIs, using established methodologies. Testing is tailored to your architecture and conducted in close collaboration with your internal teams, so we understand how your APIs are intended to be used in practice.
At AnchorSec, we adhere to industry standards and methodologies, such as OWASP, to identify vulnerabilities including:
Information Gathering
Configuration and Deployment
ManagementIdentity Management
Authorisation
Session Management
Input Validation
Error Handling
Weak Cryptography
Business Logic
Our Services
AnchorSec offers a range of offensive security services to fortify your digital defences.
Web Apps
Mobile Apps
Cloud
APIs
Hardware/IoT
Devices
Infrastructure
User/Social
Behaviour
CI/CD
Pipelines
Industrial Control Systems
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