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+# API Security Reference
+
+## Overview
+
+APIs expose application functionality and data, making them prime targets for attackers. This reference covers security for REST APIs, GraphQL, and general API patterns.
+
+## Authentication
+
+### Token-Based Authentication
+
+```python
+# JWT Best Practices
+# 1. Use strong signing algorithms
+# VULNERABLE: None algorithm
+jwt.decode(token, algorithms=['none'])
+
+# SAFE: Explicit algorithm
+jwt.decode(token, secret_key, algorithms=['HS256'])
+
+# 2. Validate standard claims
+def validate_jwt(token):
+    payload = jwt.decode(token, SECRET_KEY, algorithms=['HS256'])
+
+    # Validate issuer
+    if payload.get('iss') != EXPECTED_ISSUER:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid issuer")
+
+    # Validate audience
+    if payload.get('aud') != EXPECTED_AUDIENCE:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid audience")
+
+    # Validate expiration (jwt library does this automatically)
+    # Validate not-before (jwt library does this automatically)
+
+    return payload
+```
+
+### API Key Security
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: API key in URL (logged, cached, visible)
+GET /api/users?api_key=secret123
+
+# SAFE: API key in header
+GET /api/users
+Authorization: Bearer api_key_here
+# Or
+X-API-Key: api_key_here
+
+# Server-side validation
+def require_api_key(f):
+    @wraps(f)
+    def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
+        api_key = request.headers.get('X-API-Key')
+        if not api_key or not validate_api_key(api_key):
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid API key'}), 401
+
+        # Rate limit by API key
+        if is_rate_limited(api_key):
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Rate limit exceeded'}), 429
+
+        return f(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated
+```
+
+---
+
+## Authorization
+
+### Endpoint-Level Authorization
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: No authorization check
+@app.route('/api/users/<user_id>', methods=['GET'])
+def get_user(user_id):
+    return User.query.get(user_id).to_dict()
+
+# SAFE: Authorization check
+@app.route('/api/users/<user_id>', methods=['GET'])
+@require_auth
+def get_user(user_id):
+    if not current_user.can_access_user(user_id):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Forbidden'}), 403
+    return User.query.get(user_id).to_dict()
+```
+
+### Field-Level Authorization
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: All fields returned
+@app.route('/api/users/<user_id>')
+def get_user(user_id):
+    user = User.query.get(user_id)
+    return jsonify({
+        'id': user.id,
+        'email': user.email,
+        'ssn': user.ssn,  # Sensitive!
+        'is_admin': user.is_admin,  # Internal!
+        'password_hash': user.password_hash  # NEVER expose!
+    })
+
+# SAFE: Filtered response based on permissions
+@app.route('/api/users/<user_id>')
+@require_auth
+def get_user(user_id):
+    user = User.query.get(user_id)
+
+    response = {
+        'id': user.id,
+        'name': user.name,
+    }
+
+    # Add fields based on permissions
+    if current_user.id == user_id or current_user.is_admin:
+        response['email'] = user.email
+
+    if current_user.is_admin:
+        response['is_admin'] = user.is_admin
+
+    return jsonify(response)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Input Validation
+
+### Request Validation
+
+```python
+from pydantic import BaseModel, validator, Field
+from typing import Optional
+
+class CreateUserRequest(BaseModel):
+    name: str = Field(..., min_length=1, max_length=100)
+    email: str = Field(..., regex=r'^[\w\.-]+@[\w\.-]+\.\w+$')
+    age: Optional[int] = Field(None, ge=0, le=150)
+
+    @validator('name')
+    def name_must_not_be_empty(cls, v):
+        if not v.strip():
+            raise ValueError('Name cannot be empty')
+        return v.strip()
+
+@app.route('/api/users', methods=['POST'])
+def create_user():
+    try:
+        data = CreateUserRequest(**request.json)
+    except ValidationError as e:
+        return jsonify({'error': e.errors()}), 400
+
+    # Process validated data
+    return create_user_from_data(data)
+```
+
+### Content-Type Validation
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Accept any content type
+@app.route('/api/data', methods=['POST'])
+def process_data():
+    data = request.get_json()  # May fail silently
+
+# SAFE: Validate content type
+@app.route('/api/data', methods=['POST'])
+def process_data():
+    if request.content_type != 'application/json':
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Content-Type must be application/json'}), 415
+
+    data = request.get_json()
+    if data is None:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid JSON'}), 400
+
+    return process(data)
+```
+
+### Request Size Limits
+
+```python
+# Flask
+app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = 16 * 1024 * 1024  # 16MB max
+
+# Express
+app.use(express.json({ limit: '10mb' }))
+
+# Handle large request errors
+@app.errorhandler(413)
+def request_too_large(e):
+    return jsonify({'error': 'Request too large'}), 413
+```
+
+---
+
+## Rate Limiting
+
+### Implementation
+
+```python
+from flask_limiter import Limiter
+from flask_limiter.util import get_remote_address
+
+limiter = Limiter(
+    app,
+    key_func=get_remote_address,
+    default_limits=["200 per day", "50 per hour"]
+)
+
+# Endpoint-specific limits
+@app.route('/api/login', methods=['POST'])
+@limiter.limit("5 per minute")  # Prevent brute force
+def login():
+    pass
+
+@app.route('/api/password-reset', methods=['POST'])
+@limiter.limit("3 per hour")  # Prevent enumeration
+def password_reset():
+    pass
+
+# Return proper headers
+# X-RateLimit-Limit: 50
+# X-RateLimit-Remaining: 45
+# X-RateLimit-Reset: 1623456789
+# Retry-After: 3600  (when limited)
+```
+
+### Rate Limit by API Key
+
+```python
+def get_rate_limit_key():
+    # Prefer API key over IP for authenticated requests
+    api_key = request.headers.get('X-API-Key')
+    if api_key:
+        return f"api_key:{api_key}"
+    return f"ip:{get_remote_address()}"
+
+limiter = Limiter(key_func=get_rate_limit_key)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Mass Assignment Prevention
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Accepting all fields
+@app.route('/api/users/<id>', methods=['PATCH'])
+def update_user(id):
+    user = User.query.get(id)
+    user.update(**request.json)  # Attacker sets is_admin=True
+    return user.to_dict()
+
+# SAFE: Allowlist of fields
+ALLOWED_USER_FIELDS = {'name', 'email', 'bio'}
+
+@app.route('/api/users/<id>', methods=['PATCH'])
+def update_user(id):
+    user = User.query.get(id)
+    data = {k: v for k, v in request.json.items() if k in ALLOWED_USER_FIELDS}
+    user.update(**data)
+    return user.to_dict()
+
+# BETTER: Use DTOs
+class UserUpdateDTO(BaseModel):
+    name: Optional[str]
+    email: Optional[str]
+    bio: Optional[str]
+    # is_admin NOT included - can't be set
+
+@app.route('/api/users/<id>', methods=['PATCH'])
+def update_user(id):
+    dto = UserUpdateDTO(**request.json)
+    user = User.query.get(id)
+    user.update(**dto.dict(exclude_unset=True))
+    return user.to_dict()
+```
+
+---
+
+## GraphQL Security
+
+### Query Depth Limiting
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Unbounded depth
+# query { user { friends { friends { friends { ... } } } } }
+
+# SAFE: Limit query depth
+from graphql import validate
+from graphql_core import depth_limit_validator
+
+schema = build_schema(...)
+
+def execute_query(query):
+    errors = validate(
+        schema,
+        parse(query),
+        [depth_limit_validator(max_depth=5)]
+    )
+    if errors:
+        return {'errors': [str(e) for e in errors]}
+    return graphql_sync(schema, query)
+```
+
+### Query Cost Analysis
+
+```python
+# Assign costs to fields and limit total cost
+from graphene import ObjectType, Field, Int
+
+class Query(ObjectType):
+    user = Field(User, cost=1)
+    users = Field(List(User), cost=lambda info, **args: args.get('limit', 10))
+    expensive_query = Field(Report, cost=100)
+
+# Reject queries exceeding cost threshold
+MAX_QUERY_COST = 1000
+```
+
+### Disable Introspection in Production
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Introspection enabled
+# Attackers can discover entire schema
+
+# SAFE: Disable introspection
+from graphql import GraphQLSchema
+
+class NoIntrospectionMiddleware:
+    def resolve(self, next, root, info, **args):
+        if info.field_name in ('__schema', '__type'):
+            return None
+        return next(root, info, **args)
+
+# Or in configuration
+app.config['GRAPHQL_INTROSPECTION'] = False
+```
+
+### Batching Attack Prevention
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Allows unlimited batched mutations
+# [
+#   { "query": "mutation { login(user: 'a', pass: 'a') }" },
+#   { "query": "mutation { login(user: 'a', pass: 'b') }" },
+#   ...
+# ]
+
+# SAFE: Limit batch size
+MAX_BATCH_SIZE = 10
+
+@app.route('/graphql', methods=['POST'])
+def graphql_endpoint():
+    data = request.json
+
+    if isinstance(data, list):
+        if len(data) > MAX_BATCH_SIZE:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Batch size exceeded'}), 400
+```
+
+---
+
+## Error Handling
+
+### Generic Error Responses
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Detailed errors
+@app.errorhandler(Exception)
+def handle_error(e):
+    return jsonify({
+        'error': str(e),
+        'traceback': traceback.format_exc(),
+        'query': last_query
+    }), 500
+
+# SAFE: Generic errors
+@app.errorhandler(Exception)
+def handle_error(e):
+    # Log full details server-side
+    app.logger.error(f"Error: {e}", exc_info=True)
+
+    # Return generic message
+    return jsonify({'error': 'An unexpected error occurred'}), 500
+
+# Use RFC 7807 Problem Details
+@app.errorhandler(404)
+def not_found(e):
+    return jsonify({
+        'type': 'https://example.com/problems/not-found',
+        'title': 'Resource Not Found',
+        'status': 404,
+        'detail': 'The requested resource was not found'
+    }), 404
+```
+
+---
+
+## Security Headers
+
+```python
+@app.after_request
+def add_security_headers(response):
+    # Prevent caching of sensitive data
+    if request.endpoint in SENSITIVE_ENDPOINTS:
+        response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'no-store'
+
+    response.headers['X-Content-Type-Options'] = 'nosniff'
+    response.headers['X-Frame-Options'] = 'DENY'
+    response.headers['Content-Security-Policy'] = "default-src 'none'"
+
+    return response
+```
+
+---
+
+## CORS Configuration
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Allow all origins
+CORS(app, origins='*')
+
+# VULNERABLE: Reflect origin header
+@app.after_request
+def add_cors(response):
+    response.headers['Access-Control-Allow-Origin'] = request.headers.get('Origin')
+    return response
+
+# SAFE: Explicit allowlist
+CORS(app, origins=[
+    'https://app.example.com',
+    'https://admin.example.com'
+], supports_credentials=True)
+
+# SAFE: Dynamic with validation
+ALLOWED_ORIGINS = {'https://app.example.com', 'https://admin.example.com'}
+
+@app.after_request
+def add_cors(response):
+    origin = request.headers.get('Origin')
+    if origin in ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
+        response.headers['Access-Control-Allow-Origin'] = origin
+        response.headers['Access-Control-Allow-Credentials'] = 'true'
+    return response
+```
+
+---
+
+## HTTP Methods
+
+```python
+# VULNERABLE: Method not enforced
+@app.route('/api/users', methods=['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE'])
+def users():
+    pass
+
+# SAFE: Explicit method handling
+@app.route('/api/users', methods=['GET'])
+def list_users():
+    pass
+
+@app.route('/api/users', methods=['POST'])
+@require_auth
+def create_user():
+    pass
+
+# Return 405 for unsupported methods
+@app.errorhandler(405)
+def method_not_allowed(e):
+    return jsonify({'error': 'Method not allowed'}), 405
+```
+
+---
+
+## Grep Patterns for Detection
+
+```bash
+# Missing authentication
+grep -rn "@app\.route\|@router\." --include="*.py" | grep -v "@require_auth\|@login_required"
+
+# Returning all fields
+grep -rn "to_dict()\|__dict__\|serialize" --include="*.py"
+
+# Mass assignment
+grep -rn "\*\*request\.\|update(\*\*\|create(\*\*" --include="*.py"
+
+# Missing rate limiting
+grep -rn "login\|password\|reset" --include="*.py" | grep "route" | grep -v "limiter\|rate"
+
+# GraphQL introspection
+grep -rn "__schema\|introspection" --include="*.py"
+
+# CORS wildcards
+grep -rn "origins.*\*\|Access-Control-Allow-Origin.*\*" --include="*.py"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Testing Checklist
+
+- [ ] All endpoints require authentication (except public ones)
+- [ ] Authorization checked for every request
+- [ ] Input validation on all parameters
+- [ ] Response filtering (no sensitive data exposure)
+- [ ] Rate limiting on authentication endpoints
+- [ ] Rate limiting on resource-intensive endpoints
+- [ ] Mass assignment prevented (field allowlists)
+- [ ] Proper error handling (no information leakage)
+- [ ] Security headers configured
+- [ ] CORS properly configured
+- [ ] HTTP methods restricted
+- [ ] GraphQL depth/cost limiting (if applicable)
+- [ ] GraphQL introspection disabled in production
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- [OWASP REST Security Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/REST_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html)
+- [OWASP GraphQL Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/GraphQL_Cheat_Sheet.html)
+- [OWASP API Security Top 10](https://owasp.org/www-project-api-security/)
+- [CWE-285: Improper Authorization](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/285.html)