"""API Security Posture Management Engine
Continuously discovers, classifies, and risk-scores APIs
to maintain a comprehensive security posture inventory.
"""
import json
import re
import hashlib
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Set
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from enum import Enum
class APIClassification(Enum):
EXTERNAL = "external"
INTERNAL = "internal"
PARTNER = "partner"
SHADOW = "shadow"
DEPRECATED = "deprecated"
class RiskLevel(Enum):
CRITICAL = 4
HIGH = 3
MEDIUM = 2
LOW = 1
INFO = 0
@dataclass
class SecurityControl:
name: str
present: bool
required: bool
severity: RiskLevel
details: str = ""
@dataclass
class APIEndpoint:
api_id: str
method: str
path: str
service_name: str
classification: APIClassification
owner: Optional[str] = None
version: Optional[str] = None
first_discovered: str = ""
last_seen: str = ""
documented: bool = False
security_controls: List[SecurityControl] = field(default_factory=list)
risk_score: float = 0.0
sensitive_data_types: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
compliance_tags: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
traffic_volume_daily: int = 0
class APIPostureManager:
SENSITIVE_PATTERNS = {
"ssn": re.compile(r'\b\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}\b'),
"credit_card": re.compile(r'\b\d{4}[- ]?\d{4}[- ]?\d{4}[- ]?\d{4}\b'),
"email": re.compile(r'\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z|a-z]{2,}\b'),
"api_key": re.compile(r'\b[A-Za-z0-9]{32,}\b'),
"jwt": re.compile(r'eyJ[A-Za-z0-9_-]+\.eyJ[A-Za-z0-9_-]+\.[A-Za-z0-9_-]+'),
"phone": re.compile(r'\b\+?1?\d{10,15}\b'),
}
def __init__(self):
self.inventory: Dict[str, APIEndpoint] = {}
self.policy_rules: List[dict] = []
def generate_api_id(self, method: str, path: str, service: str) -> str:
raw = f"{service}:{method}:{path}"
return hashlib.sha256(raw.encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
def register_api(self, method: str, path: str, service_name: str,
classification: APIClassification,
documented: bool = False, owner: str = None) -> APIEndpoint:
api_id = self.generate_api_id(method, path, service_name)
now = datetime.now().isoformat()
if api_id in self.inventory:
endpoint = self.inventory[api_id]
endpoint.last_seen = now
return endpoint
endpoint = APIEndpoint(
api_id=api_id,
method=method,
path=path,
service_name=service_name,
classification=classification,
owner=owner,
first_discovered=now,
last_seen=now,
documented=documented
)
self.inventory[api_id] = endpoint
return endpoint
def assess_security_controls(self, endpoint: APIEndpoint,
traffic_sample: dict) -> List[SecurityControl]:
"""Evaluate security controls present on an API endpoint."""
controls = []
has_auth = any(h in traffic_sample.get('request_headers', {})
for h in ['Authorization', 'X-API-Key', 'Cookie'])
controls.append(SecurityControl(
name="authentication",
present=has_auth,
required=True,
severity=RiskLevel.CRITICAL,
details="No authentication mechanism detected" if not has_auth else "Authentication present"
))
is_https = traffic_sample.get('scheme', '').lower() == 'https'
controls.append(SecurityControl(
name="transport_encryption",
present=is_https,
required=True,
severity=RiskLevel.CRITICAL,
details="API accessible over HTTP without TLS" if not is_https else "HTTPS enforced"
))
has_rate_limit = any(h.startswith('X-RateLimit') or h == 'Retry-After'
for h in traffic_sample.get('response_headers', {}).keys())
controls.append(SecurityControl(
name="rate_limiting",
present=has_rate_limit,
required=True,
severity=RiskLevel.HIGH,
details="No rate limiting headers detected" if not has_rate_limit else "Rate limiting active"
))
cors_origin = traffic_sample.get('response_headers', {}).get('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '')
has_strict_cors = cors_origin and cors_origin != '*'
controls.append(SecurityControl(
name="cors_policy",
present=has_strict_cors,
required=endpoint.classification == APIClassification.EXTERNAL,
severity=RiskLevel.HIGH if cors_origin == '*' else RiskLevel.MEDIUM,
details=f"CORS origin: {cors_origin}" if cors_origin else "No CORS headers"
))
sec_headers = traffic_sample.get('response_headers', {})
required_headers = {
'X-Content-Type-Options': 'nosniff',
'Strict-Transport-Security': None,
'X-Frame-Options': None,
'Cache-Control': 'no-store',
}
missing = [h for h in required_headers if h not in sec_headers]
controls.append(SecurityControl(
name="security_headers",
present=len(missing) == 0,
required=True,
severity=RiskLevel.MEDIUM,
details=f"Missing headers: {', '.join(missing)}" if missing else "All security headers present"
))
has_validation = traffic_sample.get('has_schema_validation', False)
controls.append(SecurityControl(
name="input_validation",
present=has_validation,
required=True,
severity=RiskLevel.HIGH,
details="No schema validation detected" if not has_validation else "Input validation active"
))
endpoint.security_controls = controls
return controls
def calculate_risk_score(self, endpoint: APIEndpoint) -> float:
"""Calculate a composite risk score (0-100) for an API endpoint."""
score = 0.0
max_score = 0.0
for control in endpoint.security_controls:
weight = control.severity.value * 5
max_score += weight
if not control.present and control.required:
score += weight
classification_weights = {
APIClassification.EXTERNAL: 1.5,
APIClassification.PARTNER: 1.3,
APIClassification.SHADOW: 2.0,
APIClassification.DEPRECATED: 1.8,
APIClassification.INTERNAL: 1.0,
}
multiplier = classification_weights.get(endpoint.classification, 1.0)
if not endpoint.documented:
score += 10
score += len(endpoint.sensitive_data_types) * 5
if max_score > 0:
normalized = min(100, (score / max_score) * 100 * multiplier)
else:
normalized = 0
endpoint.risk_score = round(normalized, 1)
return endpoint.risk_score
def generate_posture_report(self) -> dict:
"""Generate organization-wide API security posture report."""
total = len(self.inventory)
if total == 0:
return {"error": "No APIs in inventory"}
risk_distribution = {level.name: 0 for level in RiskLevel}
classification_counts = {c.value: 0 for c in APIClassification}
undocumented = 0
missing_auth = 0
missing_tls = 0
for endpoint in self.inventory.values():
self.calculate_risk_score(endpoint)
if endpoint.risk_score >= 75:
risk_distribution["CRITICAL"] += 1
elif endpoint.risk_score >= 50:
risk_distribution["HIGH"] += 1
elif endpoint.risk_score >= 25:
risk_distribution["MEDIUM"] += 1
else:
risk_distribution["LOW"] += 1
classification_counts[endpoint.classification.value] += 1
if not endpoint.documented:
undocumented += 1
for control in endpoint.security_controls:
if control.name == "authentication" and not control.present:
missing_auth += 1
if control.name == "transport_encryption" and not control.present:
missing_tls += 1
avg_risk = sum(e.risk_score for e in self.inventory.values()) / total
return {
"report_date": datetime.now().isoformat(),
"total_apis": total,
"average_risk_score": round(avg_risk, 1),
"risk_distribution": risk_distribution,
"classification": classification_counts,
"undocumented_apis": undocumented,
"missing_authentication": missing_auth,
"missing_tls": missing_tls,
"top_risks": sorted(
[{"api_id": e.api_id, "method": e.method, "path": e.path,
"service": e.service_name, "risk_score": e.risk_score,
"classification": e.classification.value}
for e in self.inventory.values()],
key=lambda x: x["risk_score"],
reverse=True
)[:20]
}