API Security Best Practices

Implement robust security patterns for ελβένγ APIs with authentication, encryption, and input validation.

🛡️ Authentication Fundamentals

Secure endpoints with scoped API keys generated via the ελβένγ dashboard. Always store keys as environment variables.

API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

For third-party integration, implement industry-standard OAuth with ελβένγ's prebuilt token validation middleware.

Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGci...

ελβένγ automatically terminates SSL/TLS connections in sandbox environments. No insecure endpoints allowed.

✅ Enabled by default for all APIs

Configure allowed origins and methods for secure API access via security.config

Example: "allowedMethods": ["GET", "POST"]

Use parameterized queries for database access and validate all input against strict schemas.

SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = $1;

Validate JSON payloads against OpenAPI schemas using ελβένγ's built-in validation engine.

POST /users { "name": "Alice" }

Implement authentication, encryption, and validation in all API endpoints before deployment.