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Introducing APIDynamics: The First Zero Trust API Security Platform with Continuous Adaptive and Step-Up Authentication



In a digital landscape where APIs are the new attack surface, organizations are facing a surge in threats—from broken access controls and shadow APIs to AI-driven bot attacks and business logic abuse. Traditional API security, relying solely on static tokens, IP allowlists, or gateway-level controls, can no longer keep up with the sophistication of modern threats.


Enter APIDynamics — the first platform built from the ground up to deliver Zero Trust API Security with continuous, adaptive, and step-up (MFA) authentication for API-to-API and application-to-application (App2App) communication.


🔐 Why Zero Trust for APIs?

The Zero Trust model—“never trust, always verify”—has become the gold standard for securing user access. But APIs have long been left out of this transformation. Today, APIs are responsible for:

  • Exposing sensitive data

  • Enabling critical system integrations

  • Powering mobile, SaaS, and internal applications

This makes them prime targets for attackers. Unlike users, APIs typically authenticate once and remain trusted indefinitely. This session-based, static trust model is broken.


🚀 What Makes APIDynamics Different?

APIDynamics brings Zero Trust principles to every API call, by combining:

✅ Continuous Authentication

Instead of one-time validation at the beginning of a session, APIDynamics authenticates every API call in real time using contextual risk signals.

✅ Adaptive Access Controls

Each request is evaluated based on dynamic conditions like:

  • Source IP and geolocation

  • Device fingerprint

  • Request pattern and frequency

  • Historical behavior

  • Time of access

Low-risk calls pass seamlessly. High-risk calls trigger additional authentication or are blocked altogether.

✅ Step-Up / MFA for APIs

When abnormal or high-risk behavior is detected, APIDynamics initiates step-up authentication via TOTP-based MFA, bringing multi-factor authentication to machine-to-machine and client-to-server interactions.

For example: If an API call suddenly originates from an unrecognized IP range or at an unusual time, APIDynamics challenges the client to supply a valid TOTP token, issued via our SDK or API. This ensures only verified clients execute sensitive actions.

✅ Lightweight SDK and API-first Integration

Developers can integrate APIDynamics quickly using a lightweight SDK or REST APIs. Whether you’re building public APIs, internal microservices, or B2B integrations, the platform provides security without slowing down development velocity.


🔍 Common Use Cases

  • Protecting High-Value API Endpoints: Add TOTP step-up auth for actions like wire transfers, password resets, or data exports.

  • Shadow API Detection: Identify and block unauthorized or unmonitored APIs with behavioral baselining.

  • Securing Microservices: Enforce continuous auth across east-west traffic inside service meshes or distributed systems.

  • Preventing Credential Abuse: Thwart token replay and stolen credentials with real-time context evaluation.

  • Compliance-Driven Security: Meet requirements for least privilege, strong authentication, and real-time monitoring (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001).


💡 Why Now?

  • API attacks are growing 4x faster than web application attacks.

  • Bot-driven API abuse now accounts for 30% of all API traffic.

  • Static tokens and perimeter firewalls are no longer enough.

In 2025 and beyond, context-aware, real-time protection is essential to stay ahead of attackers.


🛡️ The Future of API Security is Adaptive and Contextual

APIDynamics is pioneering a new category in API security: one where trust is continuously assessed, access is contextual, and authentication is dynamic.


Whether you're a cloud-native startup or a Fortune 500 enterprise with thousands of APIs, APIDynamics ensures every API call is protected — not just the first one.

Ready to bring Zero Trust to your APIs?


🔒 Secure your APIs. Trust nothing. Verify everything.



 
 
 

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Securing APIs with Zero Trust Security & Adaptive Authentication. At APIDynamics, we believe that API security is the foundation of digital trust. As businesses increasingly rely on APIs to power applications, integrations, and data exchanges, protecting APIs from unauthorized access, cyber threats, and API abuse is more critical than ever. That’s why we’ve built APIDynamics—a cutting-edge Zero Trust API Security platform designed to dynamically authenticate, monitor, and secure every API request.

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