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api-security-testing

Provides a structured security testing methodology for identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in API endpoints.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/api-security-testing && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/3682" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/api-security-testing && rm skill.zip

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Activation

This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.

API安全测试的专业技能和方法论
16 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Advanced

Key capabilities

  • Verify authentication token validity and expiration
  • Test for SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities
  • Validate business logic for workflow and state transitions
  • Identify information leakage in error messages
  • Perform horizontal and vertical authorization testing
  • Test API rate limits to prevent brute-force attacks

How it works

The skill outlines methods for testing API security across authentication, authorization, input validation, business logic, and error handling, using various tools and manual techniques.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
API endpoints, authentication tokens, and various request payloads
You get back
Identified security vulnerabilities, error handling issues, and authorization flaws

When to use api-security-testing

  • Validate API authentication schemes
  • Test for SQL injection vulnerabilities
  • Verify API rate limiting
  • Audit horizontal and vertical access control

About api-security-testing

Guides users through systematic security checks including authentication token verification, input validation for SQL/XSS, and business logic flaws. It covers common attack vectors like rate limiting and unauthorized access.

API安全测试的专业技能和方法论

When not to use it

  • When testing in an unauthorized environment
  • When the testing might negatively impact the API

Limitations

  • Testing must be conducted only in authorized environments
  • Care must be taken to avoid negative impacts on the API
  • Differences in API versions require specific consideration during testing

How it compares

This skill provides a structured methodology for API security testing, covering common attack vectors and vulnerabilities, which is more systematic than ad-hoc security checks.

Compared to similar skills

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api-security-testing (this skill)16moReviewAdvanced
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