Certified API Security Specialist: Designing, Protecting, Testing, and Defending Modern APIs in a Zero Trust World

By Mohan Rayithi

APIs power the modern digital world. They also power modern breaches.

Certified API Security Specialist is your complete blueprint to designing, defending, testing, and future-proofing API ecosystems in cloud native, microservices, and AI driven environments.

This book goes far beyond theory.

You will master:

Secure API architecture and zero trust design
OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and JWT security
OWASP API Top 10 defensive engineering
Microservices and Kubernetes security
DevSecOps and secure CI CD pipelines
AI driven anomaly detection and adaptive defense
Real world breach case studies and lessons learned
Compliance and governance requirements
Quantum ready cryptographic strategy

With hands on labs, mini projects, real attack simulations, and full length mock exams, this book prepares you not only for certification success, but for real world leadership in API security.

If you design, build, test, or secure APIs, this book is your competitive advantage.

Secure the gateway to everything.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN9M2JSH
• ISBN13: 9798248206667
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"