New Skill Forged: Hacking APIs

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Hacking APIs: Breaking Web Application Programming Interfaces by Corey J. Ball. 340 pages.

Complete API security testing methodology — from discovery through authentication attacks, BOLA/BFLA, mass assignment, injection, GraphQL-specific attacks, and rate limit bypass. Includes a comprehensive testing checklist.

What this skill teaches Claude to do:

  • Discover APIs via Swagger, JS files, mobile apps, Wayback Machine, and Shodan
  • Attack JWT tokens: algorithm confusion (none/HS256), weak secret brute force, claim manipulation
  • Test for BOLA/IDOR by accessing other users’ objects with different account credentials
  • …and 6 more

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