Building Secure APIs with Node.js: A Guide to Building and Protecting Your Web APIs

Learn how to create robust and secure APIs using Node.js, the popular JavaScript runtime for building scalable server-side applications. This book offers a clear, practical guide to designing, building, and protecting web APIs that can handle real-world challenges.

From implementing authentication and authorization to preventing common security vulnerabilities, you’ll gain the skills needed to ensure your APIs are not only functional but also safe from threats.

What you’ll learn:

• Setting up your Node.js environment for API development

• Designing RESTful APIs following best practices

• Implementing JWT and OAuth for secure authentication

• Validating and sanitizing input to prevent injection attacks

• Protecting APIs against common vulnerabilities like XSS, CSRF, and SQL injection

• Managing API rate limiting and throttling to protect resources

• Encrypting sensitive data and securing communication with HTTPS

• Logging and monitoring API activity for security insights

• Testing API endpoints for functionality and security

• Deploying secure APIs to production environments

By the end of this book, you’ll be confident in building and maintaining secure APIs using Node.js, ready to handle the demands of modern web applications.

Perfect for developers aiming to build APIs that are both scalable and secure.