moai-security-api

name	moai-security-api
version	4.0.0
status	stable
description	Comprehensive API security for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC services with OAuth 2.1 authentication, JWT validation, rate limiting, and enterprise protection patterns.
allowed-tools	Read, Bash, WebSearch, WebFetch

moai-security-api

API Security Expert

Trust Score: 9.9/10 | Version: 4.0.0 | Enterprise Security

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Level 1: Quick Reference (50 lines)

Core Purpose: Comprehensive API security for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC services with production-ready authentication, authorization, and protection patterns.

API Attack Surface:

User → [REST/GraphQL/gRPC Endpoint] → Internal Resources
        ↓
    - Missing Authentication
    - Broken Authorization  
    - Excessive Data Exposure
    - Rate Limit Bypass
    - Injection Attacks

OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023):

1. Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA)
2. Broken Authentication
3. Excessive Data Exposure
4. Lack of Resources & Rate Limiting
5. Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA)
6. Mass Assignment
7. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
8. Broken API Versioning
9. Improper Assets Management
10. Insufficient Logging & Monitoring

Three Security Pillars:

1. Authentication (Who are you?)

• OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code with PKCE
• JWT with RS256 signatures
• API Key with rotation policies

2. Authorization (What can you access?)

• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Attribute-based access control (ABAC)
• Scope-based permission model

3. Rate Limiting (How much can you use?)

• Token bucket algorithm
• Sliding window counter
• Distributed rate limiting (Redis)

Quick Defense Implementation:

// NEVER do this:
app.get('/api/users', (req, res) => {
  // No authentication, no authorization
  res.json(db.users.all()); // Data exposure!
});

// ALWAYS do this:
app.get('/api/users', 
  authenticate(), // Verify JWT/API key
  authorize('read:users'), // Check scope/role
  rateLimit(), // Prevent abuse
  (req, res) => {
    const users = db.users.findByTenant(req.tenantId);
    res.json(users); // Tenant-isolated data
  }
);

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Level 2: Core Implementation (140 lines)

OAuth 2.1 + JWT Security Framework:

const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
const passport = require('passport');
const { Strategy: OAuth2Strategy } = require('passport-oauth2');
const redis = require('redis');

// Redis client for distributed rate limiting
const redisClient = redis.createClient();

// OAuth 2.1 with PKCE (November 2025 best practice)
const oauthStrategy = new OAuth2Strategy({
  authorizationURL: 'https://auth-server.com/oauth/authorize',
  tokenURL: 'https://auth-server.com/oauth/token',
  clientID: process.env.OAUTH_CLIENT_ID,
  clientSecret: process.env.OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET,
  callbackURL: 'https://api.example.com/auth/callback',
  state: true, // CSRF protection
  pkce: true   // RFC 7636 PKCE
}, verifyCallback);

passport.use('oauth', oauthStrategy);

// JWT RS256 Verification
function verifyJWT(token) {
  try {
    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, (), {
      : [],
      : ,
      : ,
      : 
    });
    
    
     ((token)) {
        ();
    }
    
     decoded;
  }  (error) {
      ();
  }
}


  () {
   {
     authHeader = req..;
    
     (!authHeader || !authHeader.()) {
       res.().({ :  });
    }
    
     token = authHeader.();
     decoded = (token);
    
    
    req. = {
      : decoded.,
      : decoded.,
      : decoded.?.() || [],
      : decoded.,
      : decoded. || []
    };
    
    ();
  }  (error) {
    res.().({ : error. });
  }
}


 () {
    {
     userScopes = req.. || [];
     hasRequiredScope = requiredScopes.( 
      userScopes.(scope)
    );
    
     (!hasRequiredScope) {
       res.().({ 
        : ,
        : requiredScopes,
        : userScopes
      });
    }
    
    ();
  };
}


  () {
   apiKey = req.[];
  
   (!apiKey) {
     res.().({ :  });
  }
  
   {
    
     client =  redisClient.();
    
     (!client) {
      client =  db..({ 
        : apiKey.()[],
        : ,
        : { :  () }
      });
      
       (!client) {
         res.().({ :  });
      }
      
      
       redisClient.(, , .(client));
    }
    
    
     rateLimitKey = ;
     count =  redisClient.(rateLimitKey);
    
     (count === ) {
       redisClient.(rateLimitKey, ); 
    }
    
     (count > client.) {
       res.().({ 
        : ,
        : 
      });
    }
    
    req. = client;
    ();
  }  (error) {
    .(, error);
    res.().({ :  });
  }
}


 rateLimitLuaScript = ;

  () {
    (req, res, next) => {
     userId = req.?. || req.?. || ;
     key = ;
    
     {
       allowed =  redisClient.(rateLimitLuaScript, {
        : [key],
        : [capacity, refillRate, .()]
      });
      
       (!allowed) {
         res.().({
          : ,
          : .(capacity / refillRate)
        });
      }
      
      
      res.({
        : capacity,
        : .(, capacity - ( redisClient.(key) || )),
        :  (.() + ).()
      });
      
      ();
    }  (error) {
      .(, error);
      (); 
    }
  };
}

Multi-Tenant Security Patterns:

// Tenant Isolation Middleware
async function tenantMiddleware(req, res, next) {
  const tenantId = req.user?.tenant_id || req.client?.tenant_id;
  
  if (!tenantId) {
    return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Tenant ID required' });
  }
  
  // Verify tenant exists and is active
  const tenant = await db.tenants.findById(tenantId);
  if (!tenant || tenant.status !== 'active') {
    return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Invalid or inactive tenant' });
  }
  
  req.tenantId = tenantId;
  req.tenant = tenant;
  next();
}

// BOLA Prevention: Always check tenant_id in queries
function tenantIsolated(queryField = 'tenant_id') {
  return (req, res, next) => {
    // Add tenant filter to all database queries
    req.tenantFilter = { [queryField]: req.tenantId };
    next();
  };
}

// Secure database query with tenant isolation
app.(, 
  (),
  (),
   (req, res) => {
     user =  db..({
      : req..,
      ...req. 
    });
    
     (!user) {
       res.().({ :  });
    }
    
    
     (user. !== req.) {
       res.().({ :  });
    }
    
    res.(user);
  }
);

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Level 3: Advanced API Security (100 lines)

GraphQL Security Implementation:

const { ApolloServer } = require('@apollo/server');

// Query Complexity Analysis
function calculateQueryComplexity(document, operation) {
  // Simple complexity calculation
  let complexity = 0;
  let depth = 0;
  
  const visitNode = (node, currentDepth) => {
    depth = Math.max(depth, currentDepth);
    
    if (node.kind === 'Field') {
      complexity += 1; // Base cost per field
      
      // Higher cost for expensive fields
      const expensiveFields = ['users', 'posts', 'analytics'];
      if (expensiveFields.includes(node.name.value)) {
        complexity += 10;
      }
    }
    
    if (node.selectionSet) {
      node.selectionSet.selections.forEach(selection => 
        visitNode(selection, currentDepth + 1)
      );
    }
  };
  
  visitNode(operation, 0);
  return { complexity, depth };
}

// Apollo Server Security Configuration
 server =  ({
  typeDefs,
  resolvers,
  
  : [{
    () {
       {
        () {
           { complexity, depth } = (
            requestContext.,
            requestContext..
          );
          
          
           (complexity > ) {
              ();
          }
          
           (depth > ) {
              ();
          }
        }
      };
    }
  }],
  
  
  : process.. !== ,
  : ,
  
  :  ({
    : req.,
    : req.,
    : req.?. || []
  })
});


 resolvers = {
  : {
    :  {
       (!context..()) {
          ();
      }
      
       db..(context.);
    },
    
    :  {
       (!context..() || 
          !context..()) {
          ();
      }
      
       db..(context.);
    }
  }
};

gRPC Security with mTLS:

const grpc = require('@grpc/grpc-js');
const fs = require('fs');

// mTLS Server Configuration
function createSecureServer() {
  const rootCert = fs.readFileSync('/secure/ca-cert.pem');
  const serverCert = fs.readFileSync('/secure/server-cert.pem');
  const serverKey = fs.readFileSync('/secure/server-key.pem');
  
  const serverCredentials = grpc.ServerCredentials.createSsl(
    rootCert,
    [{ cert_chain: serverCert, private_key: serverKey }]
  );
  
  const server = new grpc.Server();
  
  // JWT Interceptor for authentication
  const jwtInterceptor = (options, nextCall) => {
    const metadata = options.metadata || new grpc.Metadata();
    const token = metadata.get('authorization')[0];
    
    try {
      const decoded = jwt.verify(token, getPublicKey());
      options.metadata = metadata;
      options.metadata.set('user', .(decoded));
    }  (error) {
        grpc..();
    }
    
     (options);
  };
  
  server.(, serverCredentials);
   server;
}


 () {
   rootCert = fs.();
   clientCert = fs.();
   clientKey = fs.();
  
   clientCredentials = grpc..(
    rootCert, clientKey, clientCert
  );
  
    (, clientCredentials);
}

Webhook Security (HMAC-SHA256):

const crypto = require('crypto');

// Secure webhook delivery
async function sendSecureWebhook(event, url, secret) {
  const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
  const payload = JSON.stringify({ ...event, timestamp });
  
  // HMAC-SHA256 signature
  const signature = crypto
    .createHmac('sha256', secret)
    .update(payload)
    .digest('hex');
  
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Webhook-Signature': `sha256=${signature}`,
      'X-Webhook-Timestamp': timestamp.toString(),
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: payload,
    timeout: 30000
  });
  
  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Webhook delivery failed: ${response.status}`);
  }
  
  return response.json();
}


app.(, 
  express.({ :  }),
   {
     signature = req.[];
     timestamp = (req.[]);
    
    
     age = .(.() / ) - timestamp;
     (age > ) { 
       res.().({ :  });
    }
    
    
     [version, hash] = signature.()[].();
     expected = crypto
      .(, process..)
      .()
      .();
    
     (!crypto.(.(hash), .(expected))) {
       res.().({ :  });
    }
    
    
     event = .(req.);
    (event);
    
    res.({ :  });
  }
);

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Level 4: Enterprise Integration (50 lines)

API Security Architecture:

Version Strategy with Deprecation:

// Semantic versioning with backward compatibility
function apiVersionMiddleware(req, res, next) {
  const version = req.path.match(/\/v(\d+)\//)?.[1] || '1';
  const currentVersion = 2;
  
  req.apiVersion = parseInt(version);
  
  // Deprecation warnings for old versions
  if (req.apiVersion < currentVersion) {
    res.set({
      'Deprecation': 'true',
      'Sunset': new Date('2026-01-01').toUTCString(),
      'Link': `</api/v${currentVersion}${req.path.replace(/\/v\d+/, '')}>; rel="successor-version"`
    });
  }
  
  next();
}

// Route handlers by version
app.get('/api/v1/users', legacyUserHandler); // Deprecated
app.get('/api/v2/users', currentUserHandler);  // Current
app.get('/api/v3/users', nextGenUserHandler);  // Beta

CORS & Security Headers:

const cors = require('cors');
const helmet = require('helmet');

// Production CORS configuration
const corsOptions = {
  origin: process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',') || ['https://app.example.com'],
  credentials: true,
  methods: ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'PATCH'],
  allowedHeaders: ['Content-Type', 'Authorization', 'X-API-Key'],
  maxAge: 86400 // 24 hours
};

// Security headers configuration
app.use(helmet({
  contentSecurityPolicy: {
    directives: {
      defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
      scriptSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"],
      styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"],
      imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:"],
      connectSrc: ["'self'", process.env.API_BASE_URL]
    }
  },
  hsts: { maxAge: , :  },
  : ,
  : ,
  : { :  }
}));

app.((corsOptions));

Multi-Database Security:

// Database connection isolation by tenant
class TenantDatabaseManager {
  constructor() {
    this.connections = new Map();
  }
  
  async getConnection(tenantId) {
    if (this.connections.has(tenantId)) {
      return this.connections.get(tenantId);
    }
    
    const tenant = await db.tenants.findById(tenantId);
    const connection = createDatabaseConnection(tenant.database_config);
    
    this.connections.set(tenantId, connection);
    return connection;
  }
  
  async query(tenantId, query, params) {
    const connection = await this.getConnection(tenantId);
    return connection.query(query, params);
  }
}

const tenantDB = new TenantDatabaseManager();

// Usage in routes
app.get('/api/data', 
  authenticate(),
  (),
   (req, res) => {
     data =  tenantDB.(req., 
      , 
      [req.]
    );
    res.(data);
  }
);

API Reference:

Core Security Functions:

// Authentication & Authorization
verifyJWT(token, publicKey)
authenticate(req, res, next)
authorize(requiredScopes)
authenticateAPIKey(req, res, next)

// Rate Limiting
rateLimit(capacity, refillRate)
tokenBucketMiddleware(key, limit, rate)

// Multi-tenant Security
tenantMiddleware(req, res, next)
tenantIsolated(field)
isolateByTenant(query)

// Advanced Protection
calculateQueryComplexity(document, operation)
sendSecureWebhook(event, url, secret)
verifyWebhookSignature(payload, signature, secret)

Essential Security Headers:

{
  'Content-Security-Policy': "default-src 'self'",
  'X-Frame-Options': 'DENY',
  'X-Content-Type-Options': 'nosniff',
  'Strict-Transport-Security': 'max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains',
  'X-RateLimit-Limit': '100',
  'X-RateLimit-Remaining': '99',
  'X-RateLimit-Reset': 'timestamp'
}

Deployment Checklist:

✅ Essential Security Controls:

• OAuth 2.1 with PKCE implementation
• JWT RS256 verification with issuer/audience checks
• API key management with rate limiting
• Token bucket rate limiting (Redis-based)
• Multi-tenant data isolation
• BOLA prevention on all endpoints

✅ Enterprise Security Integration:

• CORS configuration with origin whitelist
• Security headers (Helmet)
• API versioning with deprecation strategy
• Webhook signature verification
• GraphQL query complexity limits
• gRPC mTLS configuration

✅ Monitoring & Compliance:

• Security event logging
• Rate limit monitoring
• API usage analytics
• Token revocation tracking
• Audit trail for sensitive operations

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📈 Version History

v4.0.0 (2025-11-13)

• ✨ Optimized 4-layer Progressive Disclosure structure
• ✨ Reduced from 695 to 340 lines (51% reduction)
• ✨ Enhanced OAuth 2.1 with PKCE patterns
• ✨ Comprehensive multi-tenant security
• ✨ Production-ready implementation examples

v3.0.0 (2025-11-12)

• ✨ Advanced GraphQL security patterns
• ✨ gRPC mTLS implementation
• ✨ Webhook security with HMAC

v2.0.0 (2025-11-09)

• ✨ JWT RS256 verification
• ✨ Token bucket rate limiting
• ✨ API key management

v1.0.0 (2025-10-15)

• ✨ Basic authentication patterns
• ✅ Essential security middleware

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Last Updated: 2025-11-13
Security Classification: Enterprise API Security
Optimization: 51% size reduction while maintaining comprehensive security coverage