API Security Demonstrate all security features/configurations available

How APIs are secured (encryption, authentication, authorisation, rate limiting)

• All Empuls APIs are exposed only over HTTPS with TLS 1.2; there is no plain-text endpoint.
• Clients authenticate using signed OAuth2 bearer tokens or time-bound API keys, which are mapped to roles/tenants so that every call is authorised against Empuls RBAC.
• An API-gateway layer enforces per-client rate limits and throttling (e.g., requests per second, burst limits) to protect against abuse and denial-of-service patterns.

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Security headers in API responses

• API responses include standard security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and strict Cache-Control to reduce the risk of clickjacking, MIME sniffing, and caching of sensitive content.
• CORS headers are configured to only allow approved origins and methods when the APIs are called directly from browser applications.

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API - IP source restriction

• For server-to-server integrations like your organisation’s core banking or online store, Empuls can enforce IP allow-listing at the WAF/load balancer layer, so only traffic from registered your organisation source ranges is accepted.
• Additional network controls (security groups, VPC rules) restrict backend services to private subnets and block direct internet access.

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Secure storage of API keys

• API keys and service credentials are never hard-coded; they are stored in encrypted secrets stores (e.g., cloud secrets manager backed by KMS) and injected into services at runtime.
• Access to these secrets is restricted to specific microservices via least-privilege IAM roles, and keys can be rotated without code changes.

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Tracking and monitoring of API usage

• All API calls are logged with timestamp, tenant, endpoint, client ID, status code, and latency into central logging systems.
• Dashboards and alerts monitor error rates, unusual call volumes, and access from unexpected locations; suspicious patterns can be investigated or blocked at the gateway/WAF level.

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